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The sum allowed shall accord with the applicable rate filing in effect for the insurer under the provisions of this title. The allowance shall not be made to any state, county or municipal officer.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1347246,"text":"Any court, judge or other officer whose duty it is to approve the account of any person required to execute a bond with surety shall, whenever a fidelity and surety insurer has become surety on the bond, allow a sum for the expense of obtaining the surety in the settlement of the account. The sum allowed shall accord with the applicable rate filing in effect for the insurer under the provisions of this title. 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Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1440759,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361859,"identifier":"38.2-2410","token":"38.2\/24\/1\/38.2-2410","url":"\/38.2-2410\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-2410\/","token":"38.2\/24\/1\/38.2-2410","dublin_core":{"Title":"Expense of securing bond to be allowed in settlements; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-2410","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> or other officer whose duty it is to approve the account of any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> required to execute a <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> with <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span> shall, whenever a fidelity and <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">insurer<\/span> has become <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span> on the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, allow a sum for the expense of obtaining the <span class=\"dictionary\">surety<\/span> in the <span class=\"dictionary\">settlement<\/span> of the account. 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The allowance shall not be made to any state, county\nor municipal officer.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 38-347; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-646; 1986, c. 562.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}