38.2-2415 - Where civil proceedings may be instituted.
§ 38.2-2415. Where civil proceedings may be instituted.
Any suit or other civil proceeding may be instituted against any fidelity andsurety insurer (i) at the place where it became surety or assumed any duty orobligation that may be the subject of suit or other civil proceeding; or (ii)at the place where the principal obligor for whom it has become surety may besued. When the Commonwealth is a party, plaintiff or defendant, the suit orproceeding shall be in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond.
(Code 1950, § 38-346; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-651; 1986, c. 562.)