17.1-608 - How obligor in such bond may obtain indemnity. - Virginia Statutes

§ 17.1-608. How obligor in such bond may obtain indemnity.

On the motion of an obligor in such bond, after reasonable notice to theplaintiff, his attorney-at-law or agent, the court may order bond to begiven, with sufficient surety, in a penalty equal to the penalty of theformer bond, payable to the applicant and with condition to indemnify andsave harmless the applicant against all loss or damage, in consequence ofexecuting the former bond. If the bond required under this section is notgiven within such time as the court may prescribe, it may order the suit tobe dismissed.

(Code 1950, § 14-183; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-186; 1998, c. 872.)