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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85100</law_id><section_number>15.2-416</section_number><catch_line>Official bonds</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-1529</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">County Board Form of Government</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">county</span> officers shall give such <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> as required by general <span class="dictionary">law</span>, except that the treasurer&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">bond</span> shall be in such <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> as the <span class="dictionary">court</span> or <span class="dictionary">judge</span> requires, but not less than fifteen percent of the amount to be received annually by him. In addition thereto, the board may fix and require <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> in excess of the amounts so required, and to require <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> of other <span class="dictionary">county</span> officers and employees in their discretion, conditioned on the faithful discharge of their duties and the proper accounting for all funds coming into their <span class="dictionary">possession</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-379; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-715; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
