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This law was first created in 1956. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 555 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1956 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1981, chapter 159; in 1999, chapters 829<\/a> and 846<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 551<\/a> and 691<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 305<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61066,"section_number":"16.1-133","catch_line":"Withdrawal of appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-133\/"},{"id":68420,"section_number":"16.1-69.55","catch_line":"Retention of case records; limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensions","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.55\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61066,"section_number":"16.1-133","catch_line":"Withdrawal of appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-133\/"},{"id":61367,"section_number":"19.2-119","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-119\/"}],"permalink":{"id":162755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55218,"identifier":"16.1-135","token":"16.1\/7\/2\/16.1-135","url":"\/16.1-135\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-135\/","token":"16.1\/7\/2\/16.1-135","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bail and recognizance; papers filed with circuit court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-135","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person who has been convicted of an offense<\/span> in a district court<\/span> and who has noted an appeal<\/span>, either at the time judgment<\/span> is rendered or subsequent to its entry, shall be given credit for any bond<\/span> that he may have posted in the court<\/span> from which he appeals<\/span> and shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 (\u00a7 19.2-119<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title 19.2. The court<\/span> shall not require any new bond<\/span> for the release of such person pending the appeal<\/span>. Whenever an appeal<\/span> is taken and the 10-day period prescribed by \u00a7 16.1-133<\/a> has expired the papers shall be promptly filed with the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE; PAPERS FILED WITH CIRCUIT COURT (\u00a7 16.1-135)\n\nA person who has been convicted of an offense in a district court and who has\nnoted an appeal, either at the time judgment is rendered or subsequent to its\nentry, shall be given credit for any bond that he may have posted in the court\nfrom which he appeals and shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of\nArticle 1 (\u00a7 19.2-119 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title 19.2. The court shall not\nrequire any new bond for the release of such person pending the appeal. Whenever\nan appeal is taken and the 10-day period prescribed by \u00a7 16.1-133 has expired\nthe papers shall be promptly filed with the clerk of the circuit court.\n\nHISTORY: 1956, c. 555; 1981, c. 159; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2008, cc. 551, 691;\n2025, c. 305.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}