As used in this chapter:
"Bail" means the pretrial release of a person from custody upon those terms and conditions specified by order of an appropriate judicial officer.
"Bond" means the posting by a person or his surety of a written promise to pay a specific sum, secured or unsecured, ordered by an appropriate judicial officer as a condition of bail to assure performance of the terms and conditions contained in the recognizance.
"Criminal history" means records and data collected by criminal justice agencies or persons consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations or other formal charges, and any deposition arising therefrom.
"Judicial officer" means, unless otherwise indicated, any magistrate serving the jurisdiction, any judge of a district court and the clerk or deputy clerk of any district court or circuit court within their respective cities and counties, any judge of a circuit court, any judge of the Court of Appeals and any justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
"Person" means any accused, or any juvenile taken into custody pursuant to § 16.1-246.
"Recognizance" means a signed commitment by a person to appear in court as directed and to adhere to any other terms ordered by an appropriate judicial officer as a condition of bail.
Code 1950, § 19.1-109.1; 1973, c. 485; 1974, c. 114; 1975, c. 495; 1984, c. 703; 1991, c. 581; 1993, c. 636; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2008, cc. 551, 691.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 9 - Bail and Recognizances
§ 19.2-121. Fixing terms of bail
§ 19.2-124. Appeal from bail, bond, or recognizance order
§ 19.2-125. Release pending appeal from conviction in court not of record
§ 19.2-127. Conditions of release of material witness
§ 19.2-128. Penalties for failure to appear
§ 19.2-129. Power of court to punish for contempt
§ 19.2-130. Bail in subsequent proceeding arising out of initial arrest
§ 19.2-130.1. Bail terms set by court on a capias to be honored by magistrate
§ 19.2-131. Bail for person held in jurisdiction other than that of trial
§ 19.2-132. Motion to increase amount of bond fixed by judicial officer; when bond may be increased
§ 19.2-134. When bail piece to be delivered to accused; form of bail piece
§ 19.2-136. How bonds in recognizances payable; penalty
§ 19.2-137. Order of court on recognizance
§ 19.2-141. How recognizance taken for incapacitated or insane person or one under disability
§ 19.2-142. Where recognizance taken out of court to be sent
§ 19.2-144. Forfeiture of recognizance while in military or naval service
§ 19.2-145. How penalty remitted
§ 19.2-146. Defects in form of recognizance not to defeat action or judgment
§ 19.2-147. Docketing judgment on forfeited recognizance or bond
§ 19.2-148. Surety discharged on payment of amount, etc., into court
§ 19.2-150. Proceeding when surety surrenders principal
§ 19.2-151. Satisfaction and discharge of assault and similar charges
§ 19.2-152. Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment; judgment for costs
§ 19.2-152.2. Purpose; establishment of pretrial services and services agencies
§ 19.2-152.3. Department of Criminal Justice Services to prescribe standards; biennial plan
§ 19.2-152.4. Mandated services
§ 19.2-152.4:3. Duties and responsibilities of local pretrial services officers
§ 19.2-152.5. Community criminal justice boards