§ 19.2-134 When bail piece to be delivered to accused; form of bail piece
In all cases in which recognizances, at the suit of the Commonwealth, may have been, or shall hereafter be entered into, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which, or in the clerk’s office of which, any recognizance is filed, to deliver to the accused and his sureties upon request, a bail piece, in substance, as follows: “A. B. of the county or city of……, is delivered to bail, unto C. D. of the county or city of……, at the suit of the Commonwealth. Given under my hand, this day of…….., in the year………….”
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1991, chapter 581; in 1992, chapter 576.
Code 1950, § 19.1-123; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1991, c. 581; 1992, c. 576.