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.
Defects in form of recognizance not to defeat action or judgment
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-146, under Chapter 9. Bail and Recognizances..
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-146