§ 19.2-145 — How penalty remitted

Virginia § 19.2-145

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 19.2: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• Ch. 9: BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES
• Art. 2: RECOGNIZANCES

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When in an action or on a motion to extend the period for enforcement of a judgment on a recognizance the penalty is adjudged to be forfeited the court may on an application of a defendant or juvenile remit the penalty or any part of it and render judgment on such terms and conditions as it deems reasonable.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 19.1-140; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755; 1982, c. 153.