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If the document was negotiable, a court may not order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document without the claimant’s posting security unless it finds that any person who may suffer loss as a result of nonsurrender of possession or control of the document is adequately protected against the loss. If the document was not negotiable, the court may require security. The court may also in its discretion order payment of the bailee’s reasonable costs and attorney’s fees in any action under this subsection.\n\n2\n\nA bailee who, without court order, delivers goods to a person claiming under a missing negotiable document is liable to any person injured thereby. If the delivery is not in good faith, the bailee becomes liable for conversion. Delivery in good faith is not conversion if the claimant posts security with the bailee in an amount at least double the value of the goods at the time of posting to indemnify any person injured by the delivery who files a notice of claim within one year after the delivery.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1411392,"text":"If a document has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a court may order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document and the bailee may without liability to any person comply with such order. If the document was negotiable, a court may not order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document without the claimant’s posting security unless it finds that any person who may suffer loss as a result of nonsurrender of possession or control of the document is adequately protected against the loss. If the document was not negotiable, the court may require security. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1964, chapter 219; in 2004, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1510601,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378299,"identifier":"8.7-601","token":"8.7\/6\/8.7-601","url":"\/8.7-601\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.7-601\/","token":"8.7\/6\/8.7-601","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lost, stolen or destroyed documents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.7-601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If a document has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a court<\/span> may order<\/span> delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document and the bailee may without liability to any person comply with such order<\/span>. If the document was negotiable, a court<\/span> may not order<\/span> delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document without the claimant’s posting security unless it finds that any person who may suffer loss as a result of nonsurrender of possession<\/span> or control of the document is adequately protected against the loss. If the document was not negotiable, the court<\/span> may require security. The court<\/span> may also in its discretion order<\/span> payment of the bailee’s reasonable costs and attorney’s fees in any action under this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A bailee who, without court order<\/span>, delivers goods to a person claiming under a missing negotiable document is liable to any person injured thereby. If the delivery is not in good faith, the bailee becomes liable for conversion. Delivery in good faith is not conversion if the claimant posts security with the bailee in an amount at least double the value of the goods at the time of posting to indemnify any person injured by the delivery who files a notice of claim within one year after the delivery. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED DOCUMENTS (\u00a7 8.7-601)\n\n1. If a document has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a court may order delivery\nof the goods or issuance of a substitute document and the bailee may without\nliability to any person comply with such order. If the document was negotiable,\na court may not order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document\nwithout the claimant’s posting security unless it finds that any person\nwho may suffer loss as a result of nonsurrender of possession or control of the\ndocument is adequately protected against the loss. If the document was not\nnegotiable, the court may require security. The court may also in its discretion\norder payment of the bailee’s reasonable costs and attorney’s fees\nin any action under this subsection.\n\n2. A bailee who, without court order, delivers goods to a person claiming under\na missing negotiable document is liable to any person injured thereby. If the\ndelivery is not in good faith, the bailee becomes liable for conversion.\nDelivery in good faith is not conversion if the claimant posts security with the\nbailee in an amount at least double the value of the goods at the time of\nposting to indemnify any person injured by the delivery who files a notice of\nclaim within one year after the delivery.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-17; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.","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"}}