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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1968, chapter 656; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1500599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376318,"identifier":"64.2-548","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/8\/64.2-548","url":"\/64.2-548\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-548\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/8\/64.2-548","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action against surety of personal representative; procedure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-548","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An action may be brought against the surety<\/span> of the personal representative<\/span> for failure of the personal representative<\/span> to discharge his duties faithfully if an execution on a judgment<\/span> against a personal representative<\/span> is returned unsatisfied. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The surety<\/span> may plead any pleas<\/span> and offer any evidence<\/span> that the personal representative<\/span> could have made or offered in an action against the surety<\/span> of the personal representative<\/span> for a devastavit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION AGAINST SURETY OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE; PROCEDURE (\u00a7 64.2-548)\n\nA. An action may be brought against the surety of the personal representative\nfor failure of the personal representative to discharge his duties faithfully if\nan execution on a judgment against a personal representative is returned\nunsatisfied.\n\nB. The surety may plead any pleas and offer any evidence that the personal\nrepresentative could have made or offered in an action against the surety of the\npersonal representative for a devastavit.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 64-159, 64-160; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7\u00a7 64.1-169, 64.1-170;\n2012, c. 614.","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"}}