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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81018</law_id><section_number>19.2-386.6</section_number><catch_line>Bond to secure possession</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>19.2-386.11</reference><reference>19.2-386.12</reference><reference>19.2-386.5</reference><reference>6.2-1003</reference><reference>6.2-1085</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="19.2">Criminal Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Enforcement of Forfeitures</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the owner or <span class="dictionary">lien</span> holder of the named property desires to obtain <span class="dictionary">possession</span> thereof before the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> on the information filed against the same, such property shall be appraised by the clerk of the <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">court</span>. Any appraisal fee shall be taxed as costs as provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Sale of forfeited property" href="/19.2-386.12/">19.2-386.12</a>. Upon the return of the appraisal, the owner or <span class="dictionary">lien</span> holder may give a <span class="dictionary">bond</span> payable to the Commonwealth, in a <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> of the amount equal to the appraised value of the property plus the <span class="dictionary">court</span> costs which may accrue, with security to be approved by the clerk and conditioned for the performance of the final <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, on the <span class="dictionary">trial</span> of the information. A further condition shall be that, if upon the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> on the information, the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> of the <span class="dictionary">court</span> is that such property, or any part thereof, or such interest and <span class="dictionary">equity</span> as the owner or <span class="dictionary">lien</span> holder may have therein, is forfeited, <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> may thereupon be entered against the obligors on such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> for the <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">judgment</span>, execution may <span class="dictionary">issue</span>, on which the clerk shall endorse, &#x201C;No security to be taken.&#x201D; Upon giving of the <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, the property shall be delivered to the owner or <span class="dictionary">lien</span> holder.</p></section></text><history>1989, c. 690.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
