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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 415; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1984, chapter 507; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1497971,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375632,"identifier":"63.2-329","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/2\/63.2-329","url":"\/63.2-329\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-329\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/2\/63.2-329","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bond of certain employees of local boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-329","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every employee duly authorized to certify payments to be made or authorized to draw warrants on the treasurer or other fiscal officer shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, enter into a bond<\/span> with surety<\/span> to be approved by the judge<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in such sum as the judge<\/span> may fix, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. However, such sum shall be at least fifteen percent of the annual gross expenditures of the agency less nonrecurring items. The provisions of this section shall not apply in localities when provision for bonding such employees has been made by their governing bodies and the amount of the bonding equals or exceeds the amounts specified in this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOND OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL BOARDS (\u00a7 63.2-329)\n\nEvery employee duly authorized to certify payments to be made or authorized to\ndraw warrants on the treasurer or other fiscal officer shall, before entering\nupon the discharge of his duties, enter into a bond with surety to be approved\nby the judge of the circuit court of the county or city in such sum as the judge\nmay fix, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. However, such\nsum shall be at least fifteen percent of the annual gross expenditures of the\nagency less nonrecurring items. The provisions of this section shall not apply\nin localities when provision for bonding such employees has been made by their\ngoverning bodies and the amount of the bonding equals or exceeds the amounts\nspecified in this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-81.1; 1956, c. 415; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7 63.1-65; 1984, c.\n507; 2002, c. 747.","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"}}