Virginia Code 19.2-152: Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment; judgment for costs
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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.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 19.2-152
- Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
- Person: means any accused, or any juvenile taken into custody pursuant to § 16. See Virginia Code 19.2-119
- Recognizance: means a signed commitment by a person to appear in court as directed and to adhere to any other terms ordered by an appropriate judicial officer as a condition of bail. See Virginia Code 19.2-119
Code 1950, § 19.1-19; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755.