                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MOTION TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF BOND FIXED BY JUDICIAL OFFICER; WHEN BOND MAY BE
INCREASED (§ 19.2-132)

A. If the amount of any bond fixed by a judicial officer is subsequently deemed
insufficient, or the security taken inadequate, or if it appears that bail
should have been denied or that the person has violated a term or condition of
his release, or has been convicted of or arrested for a felony or misdemeanor,
the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the person is
held for trial may, on reasonable notice to the person and, if such person has
been admitted to bail, to any surety on the bond of such person, move the
appropriate judicial officer to increase the amount of such bond or to revoke
bail. The court may grant such motion and may require new or additional sureties
therefor, or both, or revoke bail. Any surety in a bond for the appearance of
such person may take from his principal collateral or other security to
indemnify such surety against liability. The failure to notify the surety will
not prohibit the court from proceeding with the bond hearing.
			The court ordering any increase in the amount of such bond, ordering new or
additional sureties, or both, or revoking such bail may, upon appeal, and for
good cause shown, stay execution of such order for so long as reasonably
practicable for such person to obtain an expedited hearing before the court to
which such order has been appealed.

B. Any motion filed pursuant to subsection A where the initial bail decision is
made by a judge or clerk of a district court or by a magistrate on any charge
originally pending in that district court shall be filed in that district court
unless (i) a bail decision is on appeal, (ii) such charge has been transferred
pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-269.1 to a circuit court, or (iii) such charge has been
certified by a district court.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-120; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755; 1989,
c. 519; 1991, c. 581; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2010, cc. 404, 592; 2013, cc. 408,
474; 2019, c. 616.