Bill Text: VA HB489 | 2012 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Fees; additional fees for conviction. Domestic violence offenses;

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Courts of Justice [HB489 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2012-HB489-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 489 Offered January 11, 2012 Prefiled January 10, 2012 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-69.48:1.01 and 17.1-275.11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to additional fees for conviction of domestic violence offenses. ---------- Patron-- Ware, O. ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §§16.1-69.48:1.01 and 17.1-275.11 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§16.1-69.48:1.01. Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses.

A. Beginning May 1, 2003, the clerk shall assess a person, in addition to the fees provided for by §16.1-69.48:1, a fee of $100 upon conviction of any and each charge of a violation of §§ 18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, 18.2-268.3, 46.2-341.24, or § 46.2-341.26:3, or any similar local ordinance.

B. In addition to the fees provided for by §16.1-69.48:1, the clerk shall assess a fee of $50 upon conviction of any and each charge of a violation of §16.1-253.2, 18.2-57.2, 18.2-60.3, 18.2-60.4, or any similar local ordinance. The fees collected under this subsection shall be retained by the locality to support investigation and prosecution of domestic violence cases and to provide services to victims in such cases.

§17.1-275.11. Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses.

A. Beginning May 1, 2003, the clerk shall assess a person, in addition to the fees provided for by §§17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.5, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, and 17.1-275.9, a fee of $100 upon conviction of any and each charge of a violation of §§ 18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, 18.2-268.3, 46.2-341.24, or § 46.2-341.26:3, or any similar local ordinance.

B. In addition to the fees provided for under this article, the clerk shall assess a fee of $50 upon conviction of any and each charge of a violation of §16.1-253.2, 18.2-57.2, 18.2-60.3, 18.2-60.4, or any similar local ordinance. The fees collected under this subsection shall be retained by the locality to support investigation and prosecution of domestic violence cases and to provide services to victims in such cases.