Virginia Code 19.2-252: Court ordering change of venue may admit accused to bail and recognize witnesses; remand of accused not admitted to bail.
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When the venue is so changed, the court making the order may admit the accused to bail and shall recognize the witnesses and the accused if admitted to bail and the bail be given, to appear on some certain day before the court to which the case is removed; if the accused be not admitted to bail or the bail required be not given, the court shall remand him to its own jail and order its officer to remove him thence to the jail of the court to which the case is removed, so that he shall be there before the day for the appearance of the witnesses.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 19.2-252
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Code 1950, § 19.1-225; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.