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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1968, chapter 639; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1997, chapter 532<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 963<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77838,"section_number":"19.2-392.2","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Expungement of police and court records","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58390,"section_number":"18.2-404","catch_line":"Obstructing free passage of others","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-404\/"},{"id":60408,"section_number":"18.2-407","catch_line":"Remaining at place of riot or unlawful assembly after warning to disperse","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-407\/"},{"id":72208,"section_number":"18.2-57.2","catch_line":"Assault and battery against a family or household member; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-57.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171349,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74621,"identifier":"19.2-151","token":"19.2\/9\/3\/19.2-151","url":"\/19.2-151\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-151\/","token":"19.2\/9\/3\/19.2-151","dublin_core":{"Title":"Satisfaction and discharge of assault and similar charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-151","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When a person<\/span> is in jail or under a recognizance<\/span> to answer a charge of assault<\/span> and battery<\/span> or other misdemeanor<\/span>, or has been indicted for an assault<\/span> and battery<\/span> or other misdemeanor<\/span> for which there is a remedy by civil action<\/span>, unless the offense<\/span> was committed (i) by or upon any law<\/span>-enforcement officer, (ii) riotously in violation of \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-404<\/a> to 18.2-407<\/a>, (iii) against a family or household member in violation of \u00a7 18.2-57.2<\/a>, or (iv) with intent<\/span> to commit a felony<\/span>, if the person<\/span> injured appears before the court<\/span> which made the commitment or took the recognizance<\/span>, or before the court<\/span> in which the indictment<\/span> is pending, and acknowledges in writing that he has received satisfaction for the injury, the court<\/span> may, in its discretion, by an order<\/span>, supersede the commitment, discharge the recognizance<\/span>, or dismiss the prosecution<\/span>, upon payment by the defendant<\/span> of costs accrued to the Commonwealth or any of its officers.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF ASSAULT AND SIMILAR CHARGES (\u00a7 19.2-151)\n\nWhen a person is in jail or under a recognizance to answer a charge of assault\nand battery or other misdemeanor, or has been indicted for an assault and\nbattery or other misdemeanor for which there is a remedy by civil action, unless\nthe offense was committed (i) by or upon any law-enforcement officer, (ii)\nriotously in violation of \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-404 to 18.2-407, (iii) against a family or\nhousehold member in violation of \u00a7 18.2-57.2, or (iv) with intent to commit a\nfelony, if the person injured appears before the court which made the commitment\nor took the recognizance, or before the court in which the indictment is\npending, and acknowledges in writing that he has received satisfaction for the\ninjury, the court may, in its discretion, by an order, supersede the commitment,\ndischarge the recognizance, or dismiss the prosecution, upon payment by the\ndefendant of costs accrued to the Commonwealth or any of its officers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-18; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495; 1997,\nc. 532; 1999, c. 963.","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}}