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The fact of taking such recognizance shall be certified by the court or officer taking it upon the warrant under which such person was arrested or taken into custody and the warrant and recognizance shall be returned forthwith to the clerk of the court before whom the accused or juvenile taken into custody pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-246 is to appear. 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The fact of taking such recognizance shall be certified by the court or officer taking it upon the warrant under which such person was arrested or taken into custody and the warrant and recognizance shall be returned forthwith to the clerk of the court before whom the accused or juvenile taken into custody pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-246 is to appear. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1978, chapter 755; in 1992, chapter 576.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56400,"section_number":"16.1-246","catch_line":"When and how child may be taken into immediate custody","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-246\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56973,"identifier":"19.2-131","token":"19.2\/9\/1\/19.2-131","url":"\/19.2-131\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-131\/","token":"19.2\/9\/1\/19.2-131","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bail for person held in jurisdiction other than that of trial","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-131","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any case in which a person<\/span> charged with a misdemeanor<\/span> or felony<\/span>, or a juvenile taken into custody<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-246<\/a> is held in some county, city or town other than that in which he is to be tried upon such charge, he may be admitted to bail<\/span> by any judicial officer of the county, city or town in which he is so held in accordance with the provisions of law<\/span> concerning the granting of bail<\/span> in cases in which persons<\/span> are so admitted to bail<\/span>, when held in the county, city or town in which they are to be tried.\n\t\tIn such case, such judicial officer before whom he is brought may, without trial<\/span> or examination, let him to bail<\/span>, upon taking a recognizance<\/span> for his appearance<\/span> before the court<\/span> having cognizance of the case. The fact<\/span> of taking such recognizance<\/span> shall be certified by the court<\/span> or officer taking it upon the warrant under which such person<\/span> was arrested or taken into custody<\/span> and the warrant and recognizance<\/span> shall be returned forthwith to the clerk of the court<\/span> before whom the accused<\/span> or juvenile taken into custody<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-246<\/a> is to appear. And to such court<\/span>, the judicial officer who issued such warrant shall recognize or cause to be summoned such witnesses as he may think proper.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBAIL FOR PERSON HELD IN JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THAT OF TRIAL (\u00a7 19.2-131)\n\nIn any case in which a person charged with a misdemeanor or felony, or a\njuvenile taken into custody pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-246 is held in some county, city\nor town other than that in which he is to be tried upon such charge, he may be\nadmitted to bail by any judicial officer of the county, city or town in which he\nis so held in accordance with the provisions of law concerning the granting of\nbail in cases in which persons are so admitted to bail, when held in the county,\ncity or town in which they are to be tried.\n\t\tIn such case, such judicial officer before whom he is brought may, without\ntrial or examination, let him to bail, upon taking a recognizance for his\nappearance before the court having cognizance of the case. The fact of taking\nsuch recognizance shall be certified by the court or officer taking it upon the\nwarrant under which such person was arrested or taken into custody and the\nwarrant and recognizance shall be returned forthwith to the clerk of the court\nbefore whom the accused or juvenile taken into custody pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-246\nis to appear. And to such court, the judicial officer who issued such warrant\nshall recognize or cause to be summoned such witnesses as he may think proper.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 19.1-118, 19.1-119; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978,\nc. 755; 1992, c. 576.","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}}