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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55947</law_id><section_number>48-14</section_number><catch_line>When property to be delivered to owner on giving bond</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="48">Nuisances</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Houses of Prostitution, Etc.</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the owner appears and pays all costs of the proceedings and files a <span class="dictionary">bond</span>, with sureties to be approved by the clerk, in the full value of the property, to be ascertained by the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, or by the <span class="dictionary">judge</span>, in vacation, conditioned that he will immediately abate such nuisance and prevent the same from being established or kept within a period of one year thereafter, the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, or, in vacation, the <span class="dictionary">judge</span>, may, if satisfied of his good faith, <span class="dictionary">order</span> the premises closed under the <span class="dictionary">order</span> of abatement to be delivered to such owner and such <span class="dictionary">order</span> of abatement cancelled so far as the same may relate to such property; and if the proceeding be a suit in <span class="dictionary">equity</span> and such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> be given, and costs therein paid before <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> and <span class="dictionary">order</span> of abatement, the suit shall be thereby abated as to such building only. But the release of the property under the provisions of this section shall not release it from <span class="dictionary">judgment</span>, <span class="dictionary">lien</span>, <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, or liability to which it may be subject by <span class="dictionary">law</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 1527.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
