                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE; PAPERS FILED WITH CIRCUIT COURT (§ 16.1-135)

A person who has been convicted of an offense in a district court and who has
noted an appeal, either at the time judgment is rendered or subsequent to its
entry, shall be given credit for any bond that he may have posted in the court
from which he appeals and shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of
Article 1 (§ 19.2-119 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title 19.2. The court shall not
require any new bond for the release of such person pending the appeal. Whenever
an appeal is taken and the 10-day period prescribed by § 16.1-133 has expired
the papers shall be promptly filed with the clerk of the circuit court.

HISTORY: 1956, c. 555; 1981, c. 159; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2008, cc. 551, 691;
2025, c. 305.