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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 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 2013, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74522,"section_number":"18.2-458","catch_line":"Power of judge of district court to punish for contempt","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-458\/"}],"permalink":{"id":164345,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59586,"identifier":"18.2-459","token":"18.2\/10\/5\/18.2-459","url":"\/18.2-459\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-459\/","token":"18.2\/10\/5\/18.2-459","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal from sentence of such judge","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-459","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person sentenced to pay a fine, or to confinement, under \u00a7 18.2-458<\/a>, may appeal<\/span> therefrom to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the sentence was pronounced, upon entering into recognizance<\/span> before the sentencing judge<\/span>, with surety<\/span> and in penalty<\/span> deemed sufficient, to appear before such circuit<\/span> court<\/span> to answer for the offense<\/span>. If such appeal<\/span> be taken, a certificate of the conviction<\/span> and the particular circumstances of the offense<\/span>, together with the recognizance<\/span>, shall forthwith be transmitted by the sentencing judge<\/span> to the clerk of such circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, who shall immediately deliver the same to the judge<\/span> thereof. Such judge<\/span>, sitting without a jury<\/span>, shall hear the case upon the certificate and any legal testimony<\/span> adduced on either side, and make such order<\/span> therein as may seem to him proper.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL FROM SENTENCE OF SUCH JUDGE (\u00a7 18.2-459)\n\nAny person sentenced to pay a fine, or to confinement, under \u00a7 18.2-458, may\nappeal therefrom to the circuit court of the county or city in which the\nsentence was pronounced, upon entering into recognizance before the sentencing\njudge, with surety and in penalty deemed sufficient, to appear before such\ncircuit court to answer for the offense. If such appeal be taken, a certificate\nof the conviction and the particular circumstances of the offense, together with\nthe recognizance, shall forthwith be transmitted by the sentencing judge to the\nclerk of such circuit court, who shall immediately deliver the same to the judge\nthereof. Such judge, sitting without a jury, shall hear the case upon the\ncertificate and any legal testimony adduced on either side, and make such order\ntherein as may seem to him proper.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-294; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2013, c. 615.","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}}