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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-132 (2026)

Motion to increase amount of bond fixed by judicial officer; when bond may be increased

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A. If the amount of any bond fixed by a judicial officer is subsequently deemed insufficient, or the security taken inadequate, or if it appears that bail should have been denied or that the person has violated a term or condition of his release, or has been convicted of or arrested for a felony or misdemeanor, the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the person is held for trial may, on reasonable notice to the person and, if such person has been admitted to bail, to any surety on the bond of such person, move the appropriate judicial officer to increase the amount of such bond or to revoke bail. The court may grant such motion and may require new or additional sureties therefor, or both, or revoke bail. Any surety in a bond for the appearance of such person may take from his principal collateral or other security to indemnify such surety against liability. The failure to notify the surety will not prohibit the court from proceeding with the bond hearing.

The court ordering any increase in the amount of such bond, ordering new or additional sureties, or both, or revoking such bail may, upon appeal, and for good cause shown, stay execution of such order for so long as reasonably practicable for such person to obtain an expedited hearing before the court to which such order has been appealed.

B. Any motion filed pursuant to subsection A where the initial bail decision is made by a judge or clerk of a district court or by a magistrate on any charge originally pending in that district court shall be filed in that district court unless (i) a bail decision is on appeal, (ii) such charge has been transferred pursuant to § 16.1-269.1 to a circuit court, or (iii) such charge has been certified by a district court.

Code 1950, § 19.1-120; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 755; 1989, c. 519; 1991, c. 581; 1999, cc. 829, 846; 2010, cc. 404, 592; 2013, cc. 408, 474; 2019, c. 616.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: Dorsey v. Commonwealth, 526 S.E.2d 787 (Va. Ct. App. 2000).
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Dorsey v. Commonwealth, 526 S.E.2d 787 (Va. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 28× “Where the conditions of bail have been determined in an initial appearance before a judicial officer, bail may not be revoked unless the Commonwealth presents evidence that: (1) the person "violated a term or condition of his release, or is convicted of or arrested for a felony…”
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Devin Denny, 873 S.E.2d 112 (Va. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 23× “After Denny was released on bail and given a secured bond, the Commonwealth moved to revoke his admission to bail under Code § 19.2-132. That statute, which governs revocation of bail, provides in pertinent part that [i]f the amount of any bond fixed by a judicial officer is…”
Daily Press v. Commonwealth, 878 S.E.2d 390 (Va. 2022). · cites it 2× “2-119 (defining “bail” and “bond”); Code § 19.2-132 (permitting the court to either “increase the amount of such bond” or “revoke bail”).”
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-132(A): 1 case
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Devin Denny, 873 S.E.2d 112 (Va. Ct. App. 2022). “After Denny was released on bail and given a secured bond, the Commonwealth moved to revoke his admission to bail under Code § 19.2-132. That statute, which governs revocation of bail, provides in pertinent part that [i]f the amount of any bond fixed by a judicial officer is…”
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-132(B): 1 case
Dorsey v. Commonwealth, 526 S.E.2d 787 (Va. Ct. App. 2000). “Where the conditions of bail have been determined in an initial appearance before a judicial officer, bail may not be revoked unless the Commonwealth presents evidence that: (1) the person "violated a term or condition of his release, or is convicted of or arrested for a felony…”
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