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 with surety to be approved by the judge of the circuit court of the county or city in such sum as the judge 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.
Code 1950, § 63-81.1; 1956, c. 415; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-65; 1984, c. 507; 2002, c. 747.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)
Chapter 3 - Local Social Services
§ 63.2-300. Local boards established by local governments
§ 63.2-301. Local board appointments and terms of office
§ 63.2-302. How local board for a single county is constituted
§ 63.2-303. Local boards in counties having special forms of county government
§ 63.2-304. How local board of a city is constituted
§ 63.2-306. Local boards established by two or more political subdivisions
§ 63.2-306.1. Withdrawal from district boards of social services
§ 63.2-307. Local boards serving certain districts
§ 63.2-308. Suspension or removal of members
§ 63.2-310. Compensation and expenses
§ 63.2-311. Fiscal officer for district board; compensation of such officer
§ 63.2-312. Meetings; organization; chairman and vice-chairman; secretary
§ 63.2-313. Administration of law
§ 63.2-315. Furnishing reports
§ 63.2-316. Submission of budget to governing bodies
§ 63.2-317. Employment of counsel for local boards and employees; payment of expenses
§ 63.2-318. Payment of legal fees and expenses for certain local department employees
§ 63.2-319. Child welfare and other services
§ 63.2-322. Conducting hearings, issuing subpoenas, etc.
§ 63.2-323. Emergency payments
§ 63.2-324. Local departments of social services
§ 63.2-325. Appointment of local directors of social services and local employees
§ 63.2-326. Service at pleasure of local board or local director
§ 63.2-327. Removal by Commissioner
§ 63.2-329. Bond of certain employees of local boards
§ 63.2-331. Counties with special forms of government
§ 63.2-332. Powers and duties of local directors
§ 63.2-333. Agent of Commissioner