Virginia § 19.2-147 Docketing judgment on forfeited recognizance or bond

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-147 — Docketing judgment on forfeited recognizance or bond

Virginia § 19.2-147

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 9BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES

Art. 2RECOGNIZANCES

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-147 (2026).

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Whenever a judgment is entered in any court of record in favor of the Commonwealth of Virginia upon a forfeited recognizance or bond, the clerk of the court in which the judgment is rendered shall certify an abstract of the same to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city wherein the judgment debtor resides or of any city or county in which he may own real property, who shall thereupon enter the abstract of judgment upon his judgment docket.

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Whenever a judgment is entered in any court of record in favor of the Commonwealth of Virginia upon a forfeited recognizance or bond, the clerk of the court in which the judgment is rendered shall certify an abstract of the same to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city wherein the judgment debtor resides or of any city or county in which he may own real property, who shall thereupon enter the abstract of judgment upon his judgment docket.