2022 Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 2 - Conservators of the Peace and Special Policemen
§ 19.2-19. Recognizance to keep the peace; when required

Universal Citation: VA Code § 19.2-19 (2022)

If any person threatens to kill or injure another or to commit violence or injury against his person or property, or to unlawfully trespass upon his property, he shall be required to give a recognizance to keep the peace for such period not to exceed one year as the court hearing the complaint may determine.

Code 1950, ยงยง 19.1-26, 19.1-27; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 500.

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