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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1978, chapter 755.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398355,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351311,"identifier":"19.2-152","token":"19.2\/9\/3\/19.2-152","url":"\/19.2-152\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-152\/","token":"19.2\/9\/3\/19.2-152","dublin_core":{"Title":"Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment; judgment for costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-152","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every order<\/span> discharging a recognizance<\/span> shall be filed with the clerk before the session of the court<\/span> at which the party<\/span> was to appear. Where a person<\/span> is held under a commitment, any order<\/span> superseding a commitment shall be delivered to the jailer, who shall forthwith discharge the witnesses, if any, and the accused<\/span> or juvenile, and judgment<\/span> against the accused<\/span> or juvenile shall be entered in the court<\/span> for the costs of the prosecution<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDER DISCHARGING RECOGNIZANCE OR SUPERSEDING COMMITMENT; JUDGMENT FOR COSTS (\u00a7\n19.2-152)\n\nEvery order discharging a recognizance shall be filed with the clerk before the\nsession of the court at which the party was to appear. Where a person is held\nunder a commitment, any order superseding a commitment shall be delivered to the\njailer, who shall forthwith discharge the witnesses, if any, and the accused or\njuvenile, and judgment against the accused or juvenile shall be entered in the\ncourt for the costs of the prosecution.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-19; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}