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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 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1997, chapter 801<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171307,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76230,"identifier":"19.2-141","token":"19.2\/9\/2\/19.2-141","url":"\/19.2-141\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-141\/","token":"19.2\/9\/2\/19.2-141","dublin_core":{"Title":"How recognizance taken for incapacitated or insane person or one under disability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-141","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A recognizance<\/span> which would be taken of a person<\/span> but for his being a minor<\/span>, insane or otherwise mentally incapacitated, may be taken of another person<\/span> and without further surety<\/span>, if such other person<\/span> is deemed sufficient, for the performance by such minor<\/span>, insane or otherwise incapacitated person<\/span>, of the conditions of the recognizance<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW RECOGNIZANCE TAKEN FOR INCAPACITATED OR INSANE PERSON OR ONE UNDER\nDISABILITY (\u00a7 19.2-141)\n\nA recognizance which would be taken of a person but for his being a minor,\ninsane or otherwise mentally incapacitated, may be taken of another person and\nwithout further surety, if such other person is deemed sufficient, for the\nperformance by such minor, insane or otherwise incapacitated person, of the\nconditions of the recognizance.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-134; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1997, c. 801.","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}}