§ 19.2-25 Power of court on appeal
The court may dismiss the complaint or affirm the judgment, and make what order it sees fit as to the costs. If it award costs against the appellant, the recognizance which he may have given shall stand as security therefor. When there is a failure to prosecute the appeal, such recognizance shall remain in force, although there be no order of affirmance. On any appeal the court may require of the appellant a new recognizance if it see fit. Any person committed to jail under this chapter may be discharged by the circuit court of the county or city on such terms as it may deem reasonable.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495.
Code 1950, §§ 19.1-24, 19.1-25; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.