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2011 SESSION
11103764DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 19.2-136 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 19.2-136. How bonds in recognizances payable; penalty.
Bonds in recognizances in criminal or juvenile cases, where
the violation is committed against the Commonwealth or where the Commonwealth
is a party, shall be payable to the Commonwealth of
Virginia school board in
the jurisdiction where the recognizance was entered. Counties and cities are
prohibited from decreasing appropriations or altering existing funding formulas
based solely on anticipation of funds appropriated to school boards as a result
of this provision. Bonds in recognizances in criminal cases
where the violation is a violation of a county, city or town ordinance, shall
be payable to such county, city or town. Every bond under this title shall be
in such sum as the court or officer requiring it may direct.