VA · rules
Va. Sup. Ct. R. pt. 5, Form 3
Bond for Costs Alone Required by Appellate Court on Appeal From Circuit Court
(Circuit Court case caption)
Plaintiff/Petitioner )
v. ) No. _________
Defendant/Respondent )
The Appellant(s), _______________, appealed from a judgment of this Court
rendered on __________, 2___, and the (Supreme Court of Virginia) (Court of Appeals
of Virginia), on _____________, 2___, awarded an appeal from the judgment on the
condition that Appellant(s), or someone on Appellant’s/Appellants’ behalf, file an appeal
bond with sufficient security in the clerk’s office of this Court in the penalty of
within fifteen (15) days of the date of the certificate of appeal, with condition as the law
directs. Accordingly, we, as principal and, as
surety, bind ourselves, our heirs, successors, personal representatives and assigns, jointly
and severally, to Appellee(s), , in the sum of $ , to pay all
damages, costs, and fees that may be awarded against (him) (her) (them) (it) in the (Court
of Appeals and Supreme Court, if it takes cognizance of the claim) (Supreme Court).
History
Adopted by Order dated February 15, 2017; effective May 1, 2017.
Provenance
- Source
- www.vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
f32017d7dccf77ae7d84637761aea79c685b5ca99dd76e50bac701509fb94a4c
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