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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>348888</law_id><section_number>15.2-5714</section_number><catch_line>Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Other Governmental Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="19" identifier="57">Park Authorities Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Should any <span class="dictionary">bond</span> issued under this chapter become mutilated or be lost or destroyed, the <span class="dictionary">authority</span> may cause a new <span class="dictionary">bond</span> of like date, number and tenor to be executed and delivered in exchange and substitution for, and upon cancellation of, such mutilated <span class="dictionary">bond</span> and its coupons, or in lieu of and in substitution for such lost or destroyed <span class="dictionary">bond</span> and its unmatured coupons. Such new <span class="dictionary">bond</span> or coupon shall not be executed or delivered until the holder of the mutilated, lost or destroyed <span class="dictionary">bond</span> (i) has paid the reasonable expense and charges in connection therewith; (ii) in the case of a lost or destroyed <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, has filed with the <span class="dictionary">authority</span> and its treasurer satisfactory <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> that such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> was lost or destroyed and that the holder was the owner thereof; and (iii) has furnished indemnity satisfactory to its treasurer.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-714.12; 1962, c. 203, &#xA7; 15.1-1238.1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
