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2002 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 16.1-69.18 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-69.18. Bonds of judges, clerks, and others handling funds.
Before entering upon the performance of his duties every judge, substitute
judge, clerk, deputy clerk or other officer or employee of a district court
shall enter into bond before the clerk of a circuit court to which appeals from
his court lie, except as hereinafter provided. The bond shall be in a penalty
and with corporate surety approved by the judge of such appellate court. No
such bond shall be in a penalty of less than $3,000, nor more than $75,000, and
all such bonds shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties
of the principal. The bonds shall be made payable to the Commonwealth and shall
be filed with the clerk of such appellate court. Provided, however, that
instead of specific bonds being given as stipulated herein, the Committee on
District Courts may in their discretion procure faithful performance of duty
blanket bonds for any or all of the districts enumerated in § 16.1-69.6
covering the judges, substitute judges, clerks and other personnel of the several
district courts included in such districts and within the penalty limits
contained in this section, unless in the discretion of the Committee, bonds
with a larger maximum penalty should be obtained. Provided further, that in
those instances where specific bonds for judges, clerks, deputy clerks or other
officers or employees of a district court are in effect, the Committee on
District Courts may, whenever they deem it advisable, terminate such specific
bonds upon obtaining a blanket bond covering such court personnel with
appropriate refund or credit being made for the unearned premiums on the
specific bonds being terminated. A copy of any such blanket bond so procured
shall be filed with the State Comptroller Division of Risk Management within
the Department of Treasury and with the clerk of the respective circuit courts
to which appeals from the decisions of the several district courts may lie. The
premiums for such bonds shall be paid by the Commonwealth.