Virginia § 19.2-137 - Order of court on recognizance
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-137 — Order of court on recognizance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-137. Order of court on recognizance
When such recognizance is taken by a court of a person to answer a charge or of a witness to give evidence it shall be sufficient for the order of the court taking the recognizance to state that the party or parties recognized were duly recognized upon a bond in such sum as the court may have directed with such surety as the court may have accepted for his or their appearance before such court at such time as may have been prescribed by the court to answer for the offense with which such person is charged or to give evidence, as the case may be.
Code 1950, § 19.1-129; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1991, c. 581.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-137 ("Order of court on recognizance") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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