{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-129","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-129","heading":"Power of court to punish for contempt","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with or prevent the exercise by any court of the Commonwealth of its power to punish for contempt, except that a person shall not be sentenced for contempt and under the provisions of § 19.2-128 for the same absence.Code 1950, § 19.1-109.8; 1973, c. 485; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 9. BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES","Article 1. BAIL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-129/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"cf1e530739d7e2029fb9dc5aa54d36edbaafa7ba40e7d76bc1e0bc47b9541d06","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-128","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}