19.2-152 - Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment; judgment for costs. - Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-152. Order discharging recognizance or superseding commitment;judgment for costs.

Every order discharging a recognizance shall be filed with the clerk beforethe session of the court at which the party was to appear. Where a person isheld under a commitment, any order superseding a commitment shall bedelivered to the jailer, who shall forthwith discharge the witnesses, if any,and the accused or juvenile, and judgment against the accused or juvenileshall be entered in the court for the costs of the prosecution.

(Code 1950, § 19.1-19; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755.)