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Any security so given may be by (i) payment to the moving party or his counsel, who shall hold such payment in trust in an interest-bearing account for the benefit of the prevailing party in such suit or action; (ii) payment into the court pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-600; or (iii) bond, payable to the Commonwealth, but there need only be one obligor therein, if such obligor be sufficient and a resident of the Commonwealth. The court before whom, or before whose clerk, such bond or other payment made pursuant to this section is given, may, on motion by a defendant or officer, give judgment for so much as he is entitled to by virtue of such bond or other payment made pursuant to this section.\n\t\tAs used in this section, the term “plaintiff” shall also apply to a counterclaim plaintiff, cross-claim plaintiff, or third-party plaintiff, and the term “defendant” shall also apply to a counterclaim defendant, cross-claim defendant, or third-party defendant.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205866,"text":"In any plaintiff’s suit or action by a nonresident of the Commonwealth, except when such plaintiff is indigent, upon motion by any party to such suit or action and for good cause shown, the court may order that the plaintiff post security within 60 days following entry of such order in an amount determined to be sufficient by such court but not exceeding $250 for the payment of costs in the court in which the suit or action is instituted and that may be awarded to the defendant. Any security so given may be by (i) payment to the moving party or his counsel, who shall hold such payment in trust in an interest-bearing account for the benefit of the prevailing party in such suit or action; (ii) payment into the court pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-600; or (iii) bond, payable to the Commonwealth, but there need only be one obligor therein, if such obligor be sufficient and a resident of the Commonwealth. The court before whom, or before whose clerk, such bond or other payment made pursuant to this section is given, may, on motion by a defendant or officer, give judgment for so much as he is entitled to by virtue of such bond or other payment made pursuant to this section.\n\t\tAs used in this section, the term “plaintiff” shall also apply to a counterclaim plaintiff, cross-claim plaintiff, or third-party plaintiff, and the term “defendant” shall also apply to a counterclaim defendant, cross-claim defendant, or third-party defendant.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13302,"edition_id":1,"name":"Costs Generally","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12766,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:36","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:36","permalink":{"id":163843,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13302,"identifier":"6","token":"17.1\/6","url":"\/17.1\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12766,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts of Record","identifier":"17.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":162799,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12766,"identifier":"17.1","token":"17.1","url":"\/17.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71941,"structure_id":13302,"section_number":"17.1-600","catch_line":"Laws of costs not penal; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1964, chapter 386; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 745<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85240,"section_number":"8.01-600","catch_line":"How money under control of court deposited; record kept; liability of clerk","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-600\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163873,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56185,"identifier":"17.1-607","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-607","url":"\/17.1-607\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-607\/","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-607","dublin_core":{"Title":"Security for costs upon suit by nonresident","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-607","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any plaintiff<\/span>’s suit or action by a nonresident of the Commonwealth, except when such plaintiff<\/span> is indigent<\/span>, upon motion<\/span> by any party<\/span> to such suit or action and for good cause shown, the court<\/span> may order<\/span> that the plaintiff<\/span> post security within 60 days following entry of such order<\/span> in an amount determined to be sufficient by such court<\/span> but not exceeding $250 for the payment of costs in the court<\/span> in which the suit or action is instituted and that may be awarded to the defendant<\/span>. Any security so given may be by (i) payment to the moving party<\/span> or his counsel<\/span>, who shall hold such payment in trust in an interest-bearing account for the benefit of the prevailing party<\/span> in such suit or action; (ii) payment into the court<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-600<\/a>; or (iii) bond<\/span>, payable to the Commonwealth, but there need only be one obligor therein, if such obligor be sufficient and a resident of the Commonwealth. The court<\/span> before whom, or before whose clerk, such bond<\/span> or other payment made pursuant to this section is given, may, on motion<\/span> by a defendant<\/span> or officer, give judgment<\/span> for so much as he is entitled to by virtue of such bond<\/span> or other payment made pursuant to this section.\n\t\tAs used in this section, the term “plaintiff<\/span>” shall also apply to a counterclaim<\/span> plaintiff<\/span>, cross-claim<\/span> plaintiff<\/span>, or third-party<\/span> plaintiff<\/span>, and the term “defendant<\/span>” shall also apply to a counterclaim<\/span> defendant<\/span>, cross-claim<\/span> defendant<\/span>, or third-party<\/span> defendant<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSECURITY FOR COSTS UPON SUIT BY NONRESIDENT (\u00a7 17.1-607)\n\nIn any plaintiff’s suit or action by a nonresident of the Commonwealth,\nexcept when such plaintiff is indigent, upon motion by any party to such suit or\naction and for good cause shown, the court may order that the plaintiff post\nsecurity within 60 days following entry of such order in an amount determined to\nbe sufficient by such court but not exceeding $250 for the payment of costs in\nthe court in which the suit or action is instituted and that may be awarded to\nthe defendant. Any security so given may be by (i) payment to the moving party\nor his counsel, who shall hold such payment in trust in an interest-bearing\naccount for the benefit of the prevailing party in such suit or action; (ii)\npayment into the court pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-600; or (iii) bond, payable to the\nCommonwealth, but there need only be one obligor therein, if such obligor be\nsufficient and a resident of the Commonwealth. The court before whom, or before\nwhose clerk, such bond or other payment made pursuant to this section is given,\nmay, on motion by a defendant or officer, give judgment for so much as he is\nentitled to by virtue of such bond or other payment made pursuant to this\nsection.\n\t\tAs used in this section, the term “plaintiff” shall also apply to\na counterclaim plaintiff, cross-claim plaintiff, or third-party plaintiff, and\nthe term “defendant” shall also apply to a counterclaim defendant,\ncross-claim defendant, or third-party defendant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-182; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-185; 1998, c. 872; 2024, c.\n745.","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}}