A person who has been convicted of an offense in a district court and who has noted an appeal shall be given credit for any bond that he may have posted in the court from which he appeals and shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of this article. The court shall not require any new bond for the release of such person pending the appeal.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-125
Release pending appeal from conviction in court not of record
Code 1950, § 19.1-109.4; 1973, c. 485; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2025, c. 305.
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