{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-4.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-4.1","heading":"How jurisdiction determined when proceeding is on penal bond","body":"When a proceeding before a court is on a penal bond, with condition for the payment of money, the jurisdiction shall be determined as if the undertaking to pay such money had been without a penalty. And when jurisdiction depends on the amount of a judgment, if it be on such a bond, the jurisdiction shall be determined by the sum, payment whereof will discharge the judgment.Code 1950, § 8-3; 1977, c. 617.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO CIVIL CASES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-4.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"5b93249241cb04933e7bff5c703182862b9de6eba1bd16358d194ab062bc1a74","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-4","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-4.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}