{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-209.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-209.1","heading":"Penalties for false certificate or failure to give bond","body":"A. If any clerk make a certificate as to any bond of a special commissioner appointed under Article 11 (§ 8.01-96 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01, knowing it to be false, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be removed from his office.B. If any special commissioner appointed under Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01 shall advertise property for sale or rent, and shall sell or rent the same before he shall have given bond as is required by § 8.01-99, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.1978, c. 718.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 6. CRIMES INVOLVING FRAUD","Article 7. MISCELLANEOUS FALSE AND FRAUDULENT ACTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-209.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"04805cc42727b072e49f9431816e4a6cfc96b9f59a94c5588241e0163adb25ee","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-209","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-209.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}