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The governing body or treasurer may require the attorney to give bond in an amount to be fixed by it, with surety to be approved by it, conditioned upon the lawful accounting for all funds which may come into his hands as such attorney under this article, and the premium on the bond may be ordered to be paid out of the local treasury. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 467; in 1984, chapter 675; in 1997, chapter 724<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":258951,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75933,"identifier":"58.1-3966","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/4\/58.1-3966","url":"\/58.1-3966\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3966\/","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/4\/58.1-3966","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employment of attorney to institute proceedings; bond of attorney","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3966","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Proceedings under this article shall be instituted and conducted in the name of the county, city or town in which the real estate lies, by such attorney as the governing body or treasurer of the county, city or town employs for such purpose. The governing body or treasurer may require the attorney to give bond<\/span> in an amount to be fixed by it, with surety<\/span> to be approved by it, conditioned upon the lawful accounting for all funds which may come into his hands as such attorney under this article, and the premium on the bond<\/span> may be ordered to be paid out of the local treasury. The bond<\/span> shall be delivered to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city and shall be recorded by the clerk in his special commissioner’s bond<\/span> book.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYMENT OF ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS; BOND OF ATTORNEY (\u00a7 58.1-3966)\n\nProceedings under this article shall be instituted and conducted in the name of\nthe county, city or town in which the real estate lies, by such attorney as the\ngoverning body or treasurer of the county, city or town employs for such\npurpose. The governing body or treasurer may require the attorney to give bond\nin an amount to be fixed by it, with surety to be approved by it, conditioned\nupon the lawful accounting for all funds which may come into his hands as such\nattorney under this article, and the premium on the bond may be ordered to be\npaid out of the local treasury. The bond shall be delivered to the clerk of the\ncircuit court of the county or city and shall be recorded by the clerk in his\nspecial commissioner’s bond book.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-1117.2; 1973, c. 467; 1984, c. 675; 1997, c. 724.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}