19.2-252 - Court ordering change of venue may admit accused to bail and recognize witnesses; remand of accused not admitted to bail. - Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-252. Court ordering change of venue may admit accused to bail andrecognize witnesses; remand of accused not admitted to bail.

When the venue is so changed, the court making the order may admit theaccused to bail and shall recognize the witnesses and the accused if admittedto bail and the bail be given, to appear on some certain day before the courtto which the case is removed; if the accused be not admitted to bail or thebail required be not given, the court shall remand him to its own jail andorder its officer to remove him thence to the jail of the court to which thecase is removed, so that he shall be there before the day for the appearanceof the witnesses.

(Code 1950, § 19.1-225; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)