Virginia House Bill 2203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection. Changes the period of limitations for the collection of court fines and costs from within 60 years from the date of the offense or delinquency giving rise to imposition of such penalty if imposed by a circuit court or within 30 years if imposed by a general district court to within 10 years from the date of the judgment whether imposed by a circuit court or general district court. The bill provides that upon the expiration of the period of limitations, the fines imposed and costs taxed are extinguished, there shall be no right to collect the debt, and the period of limitations shall not be extended or revived on account of a partial payment; a written or verbal affirmation of any fines, monetary penalties, or costs; or a change in collection methods.

Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection.

Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101825D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	340	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	341	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2203
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2203+hil