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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57311</law_id><section_number>49-15</section_number><catch_line>Surety companies may be accepted as sureties on bonds; rights and liabilities</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-3125</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="49">Oaths, Affirmations and Bonds</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Bonds Taken by Courts and Officers</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any company with a paid-up cash capital of not less than $250,000, incorporated and organized under the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of any state of the United States or foreign country, for the purpose of transacting business as <span class="dictionary">surety</span> on obligations of persons or corporations, and which has complied with all the requirements of <span class="dictionary">law</span> regulating the admission of such companies to transact business in this Commonwealth, shall, upon production of <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of solvency and credit satisfactory to the <span class="dictionary">court</span> or <span class="dictionary">judge</span> or other officer authorized to approve such <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, be accepted as <span class="dictionary">surety</span> upon the <span class="dictionary">bond</span> of any person or corporation required by the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of this Commonwealth, or by any <span class="dictionary">court</span>, <span class="dictionary">judge</span> or other public officer or board or organization, to execute a <span class="dictionary">bond</span> with <span class="dictionary">surety</span> or sureties. If such <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company shall furnish satisfactory <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of its ability to provide all the security required as aforesaid, no additional <span class="dictionary">surety</span> shall be exacted. Such <span class="dictionary">surety</span> shall be released from its liability on the same terms and conditions as are by <span class="dictionary">law</span> prescribed for the release of individuals, and shall have all the rights, remedies and reliefs of an individual guarantor, indemnitor or <span class="dictionary">surety</span>, and be subject to all the liabilities thereof.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 282.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
