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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57648</law_id><section_number>45.2-1236</section_number><catch_line> Release of bonds and other securities</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>45.2-1238</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Mineral Mines</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Mineral Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="12">Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="4">Minerals Reclamation Fund</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>All <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> and other securities issued by an <span class="dictionary">operator</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title=" Bond of operator" href="/45.2-1208/">45.2-1208</a> or <a class="law" title=" Additional bond to be posted annually; release of previous bond; report of reclamation work" href="/45.2-1212/">45.2-1212</a> shall be released upon the acceptance into the Fund of such <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> or securities and the payment of required fees.</p></section></text><history>1978, c. 634, &#xA7; 45.1-197.10; 2017, c. 4; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
