19.2-136 - How bonds in recognizances payable; penalty.

§ 19.2-136. How bonds in recognizances payable; penalty.

Bonds in recognizances in criminal or juvenile cases, where the violation iscommitted against the Commonwealth or where the Commonwealth is a party,shall be payable to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Bonds in recognizances incriminal cases where the violation is a violation of a county, city or townordinance, shall be payable to such county, city or town. Every bond underthis title shall be in such sum as the court or officer requiring it maydirect.

(Code 1950, § 19.1-127; 1960, c. 366; 1973, c. 485; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c.755; 1991, c. 581.)