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Any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, and any bonds previously or hereafter authorized to be issued by any locality under the provisions of any general or special law, if so authorized by the governing body of the locality, may bear or be executed with the facsimile signature of any official authorized to sign or execute them. If any law provides for the sealing of bonds with the official or corporate seal of the locality or of its governing body, a facsimile of the seal may be imprinted on the bonds, if so authorized by the governing body of the locality, and it will not be necessary in such case to impress the seal physically on the bonds.\n\nIn case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds, the signature or facsimile will nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until the delivery. Any bond may bear the facsimile signature of, or may be signed by, the person who at the actual time of the execution of the bond is the proper officer to sign the bond although at the date of the bond the person may not have been such officer.\n\nWhen all signatures on bonds are facsimiles, the bonds must be authenticated by an agent appointed by the governing body of the locality issuing the bonds or in such manner as the governing body may provide.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1298282,"text":"The governing body shall determine the form and the manner of execution of bonds. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, and any bonds previously or hereafter authorized to be issued by any locality under the provisions of any general or special law, if so authorized by the governing body of the locality, may bear or be executed with the facsimile signature of any official authorized to sign or execute them. If any law provides for the sealing of bonds with the official or corporate seal of the locality or of its governing body, a facsimile of the seal may be imprinted on the bonds, if so authorized by the governing body of the locality, and it will not be necessary in such case to impress the seal physically on the bonds.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":""},"1":{"id":1298283,"text":"In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any bonds ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds, the signature or facsimile will nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until the delivery. Any bond may bear the facsimile signature of, or may be signed by, the person who at the actual time of the execution of the bond is the proper officer to sign the bond although at the date of the bond the person may not have been such officer.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":""},"2":{"id":1298284,"text":"When all signatures on bonds are facsimiles, the bonds must be authenticated by an agent appointed by the governing body of the locality issuing the bonds or in such manner as the governing body may provide.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"prior_prefix":""}},"ancestry":[{"id":49928,"edition_id":2,"name":"Provisions Applicable to All Bonds","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":2,"parent_id":49926,"metadata":{"child_laws":28,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:18:24","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:40","permalink":{"id":1382965,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49928,"identifier":"2","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49926,"edition_id":2,"name":"Public Finance Act","identifier":"26","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":21,"parent_id":49834,"metadata":{"child_laws":64,"child_structures":7},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:18:24","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:39","permalink":{"id":1382945,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49926,"identifier":"26","token":"15.2\/II\/26","url":"\/15.2\/II\/26\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49834,"edition_id":2,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":2,"parent_id":49831,"metadata":{"child_laws":1081,"child_structures":112},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:16:24","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:25","permalink":{"id":1379371,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49834,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49831,"edition_id":2,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":46,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":2297,"child_structures":225},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:16:22","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:22","permalink":{"id":1378281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49831,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":348059,"structure_id":49928,"section_number":"15.2-2604","catch_line":"Powers generally","url":"\/15.2-2604\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2604","metadata":false},{"id":348060,"structure_id":49928,"section_number":"15.2-2605","catch_line":"Collection of rents and charges; 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It has been modified 5 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 1958, chapter 640; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1983, chapter 607; in 1991, chapter 668; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1383003,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348068,"identifier":"15.2-2613","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2613","url":"\/15.2-2613\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2613\/","token":"15.2\/II\/26\/2\/15.2-2613","dublin_core":{"Title":"Form and manner of execution; signature of person ceasing to be officer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2613","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> shall determine the form and the manner of execution of <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span>. Any <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span> issued under the provisions of this chapter, and any <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span> previously or hereafter authorized to be issued by any <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> under the provisions of any general or special <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, if so authorized by the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, may bear or be executed with the facsimile signature of any official authorized to sign or execute them. If any <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> provides for the sealing of <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span> with the official or corporate seal of the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> or of its <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span>, a facsimile of the seal may be imprinted on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span>, if so authorized by the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span>, and it will not be necessary in such case to impress the seal physically on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span>.<\/p><p>In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span> ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span>, the signature or facsimile will nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until the delivery. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> may bear the facsimile signature of, or may be signed by, the person who at the actual time of the execution of the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> is the proper officer to sign the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> although at the date of the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> the person may not have been such officer.<\/p><p>When all signatures on <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span> are facsimiles, the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span> must be authenticated by an agent appointed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> issuing the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span><\/span> or in such manner as the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> may provide.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORM AND MANNER OF EXECUTION; SIGNATURE OF PERSON CEASING TO BE OFFICER (\u00a7\n15.2-2613)\n\nThe governing body shall determine the form and the manner of execution of\nbonds. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, and any bonds\npreviously or hereafter authorized to be issued by any locality under the\nprovisions of any general or special law, if so authorized by the governing body\nof the locality, may bear or be executed with the facsimile signature of any\nofficial authorized to sign or execute them. If any law provides for the sealing\nof bonds with the official or corporate seal of the locality or of its governing\nbody, a facsimile of the seal may be imprinted on the bonds, if so authorized by\nthe governing body of the locality, and it will not be necessary in such case to\nimpress the seal physically on the bonds.\n\nIn case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on\nany bonds ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds, the\nsignature or facsimile will nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all\npurposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until the delivery.\nAny bond may bear the facsimile signature of, or may be signed by, the person\nwho at the actual time of the execution of the bond is the proper officer to\nsign the bond although at the date of the bond the person may not have been such\nofficer.\n\nWhen all signatures on bonds are facsimiles, the bonds must be authenticated by\nan agent appointed by the governing body of the locality issuing the bonds or in\nsuch manner as the governing body may provide.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-666.42; 1958, c. 640; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-201; 1983,\nc. 607; 1991, c. 668, \u00a7 15.1-227.15; 1997, c. 587.","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"}}