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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354139</law_id><section_number>21-400.1</section_number><catch_line>Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="58" identifier="21">Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="6" identifier="6">Drainage Projects</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Should any <span class="dictionary">bond</span> issued under this chapter become mutilated or be lost or destroyed, the board of viewers may cause a new <span class="dictionary">bond</span> of like date, number and tenor to be executed and delivered in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of such mutilated <span class="dictionary">bond</span> and its interest coupons or in lieu of and in substitution for such lost or destroyed <span class="dictionary">bond</span> and its unmatured interest coupons. Such new <span class="dictionary">bond</span> shall not be executed or delivered until the holder of the mutilated, lost or destroyed <span class="dictionary">bond</span> (1) has paid the reasonable expense and charges in connection therewith and (2) in the case of a lost or destroyed <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, has filed with the board of viewers and the county treasurer satisfactory <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> that such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> was lost or destroyed and that the holder was the owner thereof and (3) has furnished indemnity satisfactory to the county treasurer.</p></section></text><history>1962, c. 202.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
