Virginia § 19.2-152 Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment; judgment for costs

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-152 — Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment; judgment for costs

Virginia § 19.2-152

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 9BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES

Art. 3SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-152 (2026).

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Every order discharging a recognizance shall be filed with the clerk before the session of the court at which the party was to appear. Where a person is held under a commitment, any order superseding a commitment shall be delivered to the jailer, who shall forthwith discharge the witnesses, if any, and the accused or juvenile, and judgment against the accused or juvenile shall be entered in the court for the costs of the prosecution.

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Every order discharging a recognizance shall be filed with the clerk before the session of the court at which the party was to appear. Where a person is held under a commitment, any order superseding a commitment shall be delivered to the jailer, who shall forthwith discharge the witnesses, if any, and the accused or juvenile, and judgment against the accused or juvenile shall be entered in the court for the costs of the prosecution.