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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60142</law_id><section_number>49-18.1</section_number><catch_line>Seal not required</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="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>In any instance in which the provisions of this Code require a <span class="dictionary">bond</span> with <span class="dictionary">surety</span>, neither a seal nor a facsimile of a seal shall be required for the validity thereof.</p></section></text><history>1979, c. 211.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
