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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70091</law_id><section_number>6.2-868</section_number><catch_line>Bonds required of officers and employees; blanket bond</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="6.2">Financial Institutions and Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Depository Institutions and Trust Organizations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Banks</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="8">Directors and Officers; Dividends</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The board of directors of every bank shall require <span class="dictionary">bonds</span> from all of the active officials and employees of such corporation. In lieu of such <span class="dictionary">bonds</span>, the board may obtain one or more blanket <span class="dictionary">bonds</span>. A <span class="dictionary">bank holding company</span> may obtain a blanket <span class="dictionary">bond</span> covering all affiliate <span class="dictionary">banks</span> within the holding company. The <span class="dictionary">surety</span> on every <span class="dictionary">bond</span> shall be a bonding or <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. The <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> of any such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> shall be increased whenever in the <span class="dictionary">opinion</span> of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> it is necessary for the protection of the public interest. <a id="paragraph-253128" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-868/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If a bank is unable to obtain the <span class="dictionary">bond</span> required by this section, it shall immediately notify the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, which may then direct the bank to have an audit performed at its expense by an independent certified public accounting firm. The bank shall obtain blanket <span class="dictionary">bond</span> coverage as soon as such coverage is available. Failure to obtain blanket <span class="dictionary">bond</span> coverage may be cause for action by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> as provided by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Disclosure of irregularities; Commission's powers" href="/6.2-906/">6.2-906</a>. <a id="paragraph-253129" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/6.2-868/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 6-46; 1966, c. 584, &#xA7; 6.1-54; 1974, c. 665; 1979, c. 52; 1992, c. 365; 2010, c. 794.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
