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Upon the return of the appraisal, the owner or lien holder may give a bond payable to the Commonwealth, in a penalty of the amount equal to the appraised value of the property plus the court costs which may accrue, with security to be approved by the clerk and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment of the court, on the trial of the information. A further condition shall be that, if upon the hearing on the information, the judgment of the court is that such property, or any part thereof, or such interest and equity as the owner or lien holder may have therein, is forfeited, judgment may thereupon be entered against the obligors on such bond for the penalty thereof, without further or other proceedings against them thereon, to be discharged by the payment of the appraised value of the property so seized and forfeited, and costs. 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Upon the return of the appraisal, the owner or lien holder may give a bond payable to the Commonwealth, in a penalty of the amount equal to the appraised value of the property plus the court costs which may accrue, with security to be approved by the clerk and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment of the court, on the trial of the information. A further condition shall be that, if upon the hearing on the information, the judgment of the court is that such property, or any part thereof, or such interest and equity as the owner or lien holder may have therein, is forfeited, judgment may thereupon be entered against the obligors on such bond for the penalty thereof, without further or other proceedings against them thereon, to be discharged by the payment of the appraised value of the property so seized and forfeited, and costs. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 690 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85905,"section_number":"19.2-386.11","catch_line":"Judgment of condemnation; destruction","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.11\/"},{"id":77782,"section_number":"19.2-386.12","catch_line":"Sale of forfeited property","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.12\/"},{"id":70554,"section_number":"19.2-386.5","catch_line":"Release of seized property","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.5\/"},{"id":75287,"section_number":"6.2-1003","catch_line":"When security not required; payment of probate taxes and fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1003\/"},{"id":79631,"section_number":"6.2-1085","catch_line":"When security not required","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-1085\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77782,"section_number":"19.2-386.12","catch_line":"Sale of forfeited property","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170299,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81018,"identifier":"19.2-386.6","token":"19.2\/22.1\/19.2-386.6","url":"\/19.2-386.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-386.6\/","token":"19.2\/22.1\/19.2-386.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Bond to secure possession","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-386.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the owner or lien<\/span> holder of the named property desires to obtain possession<\/span> thereof before the hearing<\/span> on the information filed against the same, such property shall be appraised by the clerk of the court<\/span> where such information is filed. The clerk shall promptly cause the property to be appraised at its fair cash value, and forthwith make return thereof in writing to the court<\/span>. Any appraisal fee shall be taxed as costs as provided in \u00a7 19.2-386.12<\/a>. Upon the return of the appraisal, the owner or lien<\/span> holder may give a bond<\/span> payable to the Commonwealth, in a penalty<\/span> of the amount equal to the appraised value of the property plus the court<\/span> costs which may accrue, with security to be approved by the clerk and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment<\/span> of the court<\/span>, on the trial<\/span> of the information. A further condition shall be that, if upon the hearing<\/span> on the information, the judgment<\/span> of the court<\/span> is that such property, or any part thereof, or such interest and equity<\/span> as the owner or lien<\/span> holder may have therein, is forfeited, judgment<\/span> may thereupon be entered against the obligors on such bond<\/span> for the penalty<\/span> thereof, without further or other proceedings against them thereon, to be discharged by the payment of the appraised value of the property so seized and forfeited, and costs. Upon such judgment<\/span>, execution may issue<\/span>, on which the clerk shall endorse, “No security to be taken.” Upon giving of the bond<\/span>, the property shall be delivered to the owner or lien<\/span> holder.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOND TO SECURE POSSESSION (\u00a7 19.2-386.6)\n\nIf the owner or lien holder of the named property desires to obtain possession\nthereof before the hearing on the information filed against the same, such\nproperty shall be appraised by the clerk of the court where such information is\nfiled. The clerk shall promptly cause the property to be appraised at its fair\ncash value, and forthwith make return thereof in writing to the court. Any\nappraisal fee shall be taxed as costs as provided in \u00a7 19.2-386.12. Upon the\nreturn of the appraisal, the owner or lien holder may give a bond payable to the\nCommonwealth, in a penalty of the amount equal to the appraised value of the\nproperty plus the court costs which may accrue, with security to be approved by\nthe clerk and conditioned for the performance of the final judgment of the\ncourt, on the trial of the information. A further condition shall be that, if\nupon the hearing on the information, the judgment of the court is that such\nproperty, or any part thereof, or such interest and equity as the owner or lien\nholder may have therein, is forfeited, judgment may thereupon be entered against\nthe obligors on such bond for the penalty thereof, without further or other\nproceedings against them thereon, to be discharged by the payment of the\nappraised value of the property so seized and forfeited, and costs. Upon such\njudgment, execution may issue, on which the clerk shall endorse, “No\nsecurity to be taken.” Upon giving of the bond, the property shall be\ndelivered to the owner or lien holder.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 690.","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}}