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 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.
1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 1974, c. 3; 1975, c. 334; 2002, c. 406.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 16.1 - Courts Not of Record
§ 16.1-69.2. Effect of repeal of Title 16 and amendment of Title 16.1
§ 16.1-69.3. Certain notices, recognizances and processes validated
§ 16.1-69.5. Meaning of certain terms
§ 16.1-69.6. Establishment of districts
§ 16.1-69.6:1. Number of judges
§ 16.1-69.7:1. Establishment of certain district courts
§ 16.1-69.8. Existing courts continued and redesignated; exception
§ 16.1-69.9. Judges in office continued; terms of judges; how elected or appointed
§ 16.1-69.9:1. Appointment, terms, etc., of substitute judges
§ 16.1-69.9:3. Investigation and certification of necessity before vacancies filled
§ 16.1-69.9:4. Same; election of successor judges
§ 16.1-69.10. Number of judges
§ 16.1-69.11. Chief judges; judges; substitute judges
§ 16.1-69.11:1. Acting chief judge
§ 16.1-69.12. Limitations on practice of law by judges
§ 16.1-69.14. Number of substitute judges
§ 16.1-69.15. Qualifications of judges
§ 16.1-69.16. Residence requirements
§ 16.1-69.17. Oath of office of judges, clerks and others
§ 16.1-69.17:1. Time within which a judge may qualify; failure to do so vacates office
§ 16.1-69.18. Bonds of judges, clerks, and others handling funds
§ 16.1-69.19. Incompatible offices
§ 16.1-69.21. When substitute to serve; his powers and duties
§ 16.1-69.22. Removal of judges and substitute judges
§ 16.1-69.22:1. Temporary recall of retired district court judges; evaluation
§ 16.1-69.23. In what cases judge disqualified
§ 16.1-69.24. Contempt of court
§ 16.1-69.25. Judge may issue warrants, summons, and subpoenas
§ 16.1-69.25:1. Judge shall order bill of particulars; time for motion
§ 16.1-69.26. Judges as conservators of the peace
§ 16.1-69.27. Additional powers of judges
§ 16.1-69.28. Commitment of insane, etc., persons
§ 16.1-69.29. Jurisdiction over certain waters
§ 16.1-69.30. District system within unified court system
§ 16.1-69.31. The duties of the Judicial Council
§ 16.1-69.32:1. Substitution of counsel
§ 16.1-69.33. Committee on District Courts
§ 16.1-69.35. Administrative duties of chief district judge
§ 16.1-69.35:01. Location of district courts for Albemarle County
§ 16.1-69.35:1. Location of district courts for Carroll County
§ 16.1-69.35:2. Recording of proceedings in district courts
§ 16.1-69.36. Where process returnable and trials held in certain cases
§ 16.1-69.37. Personnel continued in office
§ 16.1-69.38. Authorization for substitute judges and personnel
§ 16.1-69.39. Appointment of personnel
§ 16.1-69.39:1. Legal service to district court employees and magistrates
§ 16.1-69.40. Powers and duties of clerks; civil liability
§ 16.1-69.40:3. Financial responsibilities of judges and clerks
§ 16.1-69.44. Salaries of judges
§ 16.1-69.45. Salaries of clerks and personnel
§ 16.1-69.46. How salaries payable
§ 16.1-69.47:1. Travel expenses of judges and clerks; how paid
§ 16.1-69.48:1.01. Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses
§ 16.1-69.48:1.02. Additional fee assessed for conviction requiring computer analysis
§ 16.1-69.48:2. Fees for services of district court judges and clerks and magistrates in civil cases
§ 16.1-69.48:3. Fees charged to drug offenders
§ 16.1-69.48:4. Costs generally
§ 16.1-69.48:6. Fees for offenses related to sex trafficking
§ 16.1-69.50. Quarters for court and clerk
§ 16.1-69.51. Books, supplies, etc.; how furnished; Committee to determine form of records
§ 16.1-69.51:1. Display of flags in courtrooms
§ 16.1-69.53. Definitions; construction of references to period of years
§ 16.1-69.54. General provisions
§ 16.1-69.54:1. Request for district court records
§ 16.1-69.55. Retention of case records; limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensions
§ 16.1-69.56. Retention of financial and administrative records