                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYMENT OF ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS; BOND OF ATTORNEY (§ 58.1-3966)

Proceedings under this article shall be instituted and conducted in the name of
the county, city or town in which the real estate lies, by such attorney as the
governing body or treasurer of the county, city or town employs for such
purpose. The governing body or treasurer may require the attorney to give bond
in an amount to be fixed by it, with surety to be approved by it, conditioned
upon the lawful accounting for all funds which may come into his hands as such
attorney under this article, and the premium on the bond may be ordered to be
paid out of the local treasury. The bond shall be delivered to the clerk of the
circuit court of the county or city and shall be recorded by the clerk in his
special commissioner&#8217;s bond book.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 58-1117.2; 1973, c. 467; 1984, c. 675; 1997, c. 724.