§ 64.1-119. Oath and bond of administrator; when grant to cease
Before any grant of administration, as of the estate of an intestate, the person to whom it is granted shall, in the court or before the clerk granting it, give bond and take an oath that the deceased has left no will, so far as he knows, and that he will faithfully perform the duties of his office to the best of his judgment. Such oath may be taken on behalf of a corporation by its president, a vice-president, secretary, treasurer or trust officer. If a will of the decedent be afterwards admitted to record, or if, after administration is granted to a creditor or other person than a distributee, any distributee who shall not have before refused shall apply for administration, there may be a grant of probate or administration, after reasonable notice to such creditor or other person, in like manner as if the former grant had not been made; and the former grant shall thereupon cease.
(Code 1950, § 64-115; 1968, c. 656.)
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