                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FORFEITURE OF RECOGNIZANCE WHILE IN MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE (§ 19.2-144)

If in any motion, action, suit or other proceeding made or taken in any court of
this Commonwealth on a forfeited bail bond or forfeited recognizance, or to
enforce the payment of the bond in any manner or any judgment thereon, or to
forfeit any bail bond or recognizance, it appears that the person for whose
alleged default such bail bond or recognizance was forfeited or judgment
rendered, or such motion is made or proceeding taken, was prevented from
complying with the condition of such bail bond or recognizance by reason of his
having enlisted or been drafted in the army or navy of the United States, then
judgment or decree on such motion, action, suit or other proceeding shall be
given for the defendant.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-139; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1991, c. 581.