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It has been modified 2 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 1977, chapter 617; in 1984, chapter 703.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1506441,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377769,"identifier":"8.01-665","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-665","url":"\/8.01-665\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-665\/","token":"8.01\/25\/3\/8.01-665","dublin_core":{"Title":"When execution of judgment suspended; when prisoner admitted to bail","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-665","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>When the prisoner is remanded, the execution of the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> shall not be suspended by a <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> or by a <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span> of error, or for the purpose of applying for such <span class=\"dictionary\">writ<\/span>. 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When he is ordered to be discharged, and the execution\nof the judgment is suspended for the purpose of petitioning for appeal to the\nCourt of Appeals or applying for a writ of error from the Supreme Court, the\ncourt making such suspending order may admit the prisoner to bail until the\nexpiration of the time allowed for filing a petition for appeal or applying for\nthe writ of error, or, in case the petition for appeal is filed or the writ of\nerror is allowed, until the decision of the Court of Appeals or the Supreme\nCourt thereon is duly certified.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-607; 1977, c. 617; 1984, c. 703.","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"}}