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.
How jurisdiction determined when proceeding is on penal bond
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-4.1, under Chapter 1. General Provisions As to Civil Cases..
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-4.1