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When the court having jurisdiction of the proceeding believes the amount of bond or security inadequate or excessive, it may change the amount of such bond or security, require new and additional sureties, or set other terms of bail as are appropriate to the case, including, but not limited to, drug and alcohol monitoring. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1972, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1978, chapter 755; in 1991, chapter 581; in 2008, chapters 363<\/a> and 812<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 616<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66829,"section_number":"16.1-269.1","catch_line":"Trial in circuit court; preliminary hearing; direct indictment; remand","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-269.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171261,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80938,"identifier":"19.2-130","token":"19.2\/9\/1\/19.2-130","url":"\/19.2-130\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-130\/","token":"19.2\/9\/1\/19.2-130","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bail in subsequent proceeding arising out of initial arrest","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-130","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> admitted to bail<\/span> by a judge<\/span> or clerk of a district court<\/span> or by a magistrate<\/span> shall not be required to be admitted to bail<\/span> in any subsequent proceeding arising out of the initial arrest<\/span> unless the court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> of such subsequent proceeding deems the initial amount of bond<\/span> or security taken inadequate. When the court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> of the proceeding believes the amount of bond<\/span> or security inadequate or excessive, it may change the amount of such bond<\/span> or security, require new and additional sureties, or set other terms of bail<\/span> as are appropriate to the case, including, but not limited to, drug and alcohol monitoring. The court<\/span> may, after notice to the parties, initiate a proceeding to alter the terms and conditions of bail<\/span> on its own motion<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any motion<\/span> to alter the terms and conditions of bail<\/span> where the initial bail<\/span> decision is made by a judge<\/span> or clerk of a district court<\/span> or by a magistrate<\/span> on any charge originally pending in that district court<\/span> shall be filed in that district court<\/span> unless (i) a bail<\/span> decision is on appeal<\/span>, (ii) such charge has been transferred pursuant to § 16.1-269.1<\/a> to a circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, or (iii) such charge has been certified by a district court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBAIL IN SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF INITIAL ARREST (\u00a7 19.2-130)\n\nA. Any person admitted to bail by a judge or clerk of a district court or by a\nmagistrate shall not be required to be admitted to bail in any subsequent\nproceeding arising out of the initial arrest unless the court having\njurisdiction of such subsequent proceeding deems the initial amount of bond or\nsecurity taken inadequate. When the court having jurisdiction of the proceeding\nbelieves the amount of bond or security inadequate or excessive, it may change\nthe amount of such bond or security, require new and additional sureties, or set\nother terms of bail as are appropriate to the case, including, but not limited\nto, drug and alcohol monitoring. The court may, after notice to the parties,\ninitiate a proceeding to alter the terms and conditions of bail on its own\nmotion.\n\nB. Any motion to alter the terms and conditions of bail where the initial bail\ndecision is made by a judge or clerk of a district court or by a magistrate on\nany charge originally pending in that district court shall be filed in that\ndistrict court unless (i) a bail decision is on appeal, (ii) such charge has\nbeen transferred pursuant to § 16.1-269.1 to a circuit court, or (iii) such\ncharge has been certified by a district court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-111.1; 1972, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755;\n1991, c. 581; 2008, cc. 363, 812; 2019, c. 616.","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}}