CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOND OF DEPUTY; LIABILITY THEREON (§ 58.1-3126)

The treasurer may require from any deputy such bond with surety as he shall deem
necessary for his indemnity. If any deputy fails to collect or, having
collected, fails to pay over to his principal, any taxes, levies or funds which
he ought to have collected or may have received, such deputy and his sureties
shall be liable to such principal, upon motion, for the amount of the deficiency
in such taxes, levies or funds, together with damages thereon at the rate of ten
percent per month from the time each payment should have been made. They shall
also be liable to such principal for all damages sustained by him by reason of
any other default or misconduct in office by such deputy.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 58-918; 1984, c. 675.