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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54139</law_id><section_number>2.2-4402</section_number><catch_line>Collateral for public deposits</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Transaction of Public Business</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="44">Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Qualified public depositories shall elect to secure deposits by either the <span class="dictionary">pooled method</span> or the <span class="dictionary">dedicated method</span>. Every <span class="dictionary">qualified public depository</span> shall deposit with a <span class="dictionary">qualified escrow agent</span> <span class="dictionary">eligible collateral</span> equal to or in excess of the <span class="dictionary">required collateral</span>. <span class="dictionary">Eligible collateral</span> shall be valued as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Treasury Board</span>. Substitutions and withdrawals of <span class="dictionary">eligible collateral</span> may be made as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Treasury Board</span>.
		Notwithstanding any other provisions of <span class="dictionary">law</span>, no <span class="dictionary">qualified public depository</span> shall be required to give <span class="dictionary">bond</span> or pledge securities or instruments in the manner herein provided for the purpose of securing deposits received or held in the trust department of the depository and that are secured as required by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Deposit or other use of trust funds" href="/6.2-1005/">6.2-1005</a> of the Code of Virginia or that are secured pursuant to Title 12, &#xA7;&#xA0;92a of the United States Code by securities of the classes prescribed by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Deposit or other use of trust funds" href="/6.2-1005/">6.2-1005</a> of the Code of Virginia.
		No <span class="dictionary">qualified public depository</span> shall accept or retain any <span class="dictionary">public deposit</span> that is required to be secured unless it has deposited <span class="dictionary">eligible collateral</span> equal to its <span class="dictionary">required collateral</span> with a <span class="dictionary">qualified escrow agent</span> pursuant to this chapter.</p></section></text><history>1973, c. 172, &#xA7; 2.1-362; 2001, c. 844; 2010, cc. 640, 674.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
