Every examination and recognizance for a felony taken under this chapter, shall, by the person taking it, be certified to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which the party charged is to be tried, or the witness is to appear, on or before the first day of its next term. If he fails he may be compelled to do so by attachment as for a contempt.
Code 1950, § 19.1-108; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12 - Preliminary Hearing
§ 19.2-183.1. Joint preliminary hearings
§ 19.2-185. Testimony may be reduced to writing and subscribed
§ 19.2-186. When accused to be discharged, tried, committed or bailed by judge
§ 19.2-187. Admission into evidence of certain certificates of analysis
§ 19.2-187.01. Certificate of analysis as evidence of chain of custody of material described therein
§ 19.2-187.1. Procedures for notifying accused of certificate of analysis; waiver; continuances
§ 19.2-187.2. Procedure for subpoena duces tecum of analysis evidence
§ 19.2-188. Reports by Chief Medical Examiner received as evidence
§ 19.2-188.1. Testimony regarding identification of controlled substances
§ 19.2-188.2. Certificate of surgeon as evidence
§ 19.2-188.4. Two-way video testimony related to certain forensic medical examinations
§ 19.2-189. Commitment of accused for further examination
§ 19.2-190. To whom, and when, examination and recognizance to be certified
§ 19.2-190.1. Certification of ancillary misdemeanor offenses