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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-152 — Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment; judgment for costs
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 3: Satisfaction and Discharge, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-152
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
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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