{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-146","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-146","heading":"Defects in form of recognizance not to defeat action or judgment","body":"No action or judgment on a recognizance shall be defeated or arrested by reason of any defect in the form of the recognizance, if it appear to have been taken by a court or officer authorized to take it and be substantially sufficient.Code 1950, § 19.1-141; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 9. BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES","Article 2. RECOGNIZANCES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-146/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"150b197bd73ca7c144d7126f219783f5d60aa431aa745e4bcd0249b0c3d60116","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-145","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-147"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}