17.1-275.7 - Fixed misdemeanor fee. - Virginia Statutes

§ 17.1-275.7. Fixed misdemeanor fee.

In circuit court, upon (i) conviction of any and each misdemeanor, notoriginally charged as a felony; (ii) a deferred disposition of proceedings inthe case of any and each misdemeanor not originally charged as a felony anddeferred pursuant to the terms and conditions of § 4.1-305, 16.1-278.8,16.1-278.9, 18.2-57.3, or 19.2-303.2; (iii) any and each conviction of atraffic infraction or referral to a driver improvement clinic or trafficschool in lieu of a finding of guilt for a traffic infraction; or (iv) proofof compliance with law under §§ 46.2-104 and 46.2-1157, there shall beassessed as court costs a fee of $70, to be known as the fixed misdemeanorfee. However, this section shall not apply to those proceedings provided forin § 17.1-275.8. This fee shall be in addition to any fee assessed in thedistrict court.

The amount collected, in whole or in part, for the fixed misdemeanor feeshall be apportioned, as provided by law, to the following funds in thefractional amounts designated:

1. Sentencing/supervision fee (General Fund) (.0142857);

2. Witness expenses/expert witness fee (General Fund) (.0285714);

3. Virginia Crime Victim-Witness Fund (.0428571);

4. Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdiction Fund (.0571429);

5. Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (.2857143);

6. Commonwealth's Attorney Fund (state share) (.0357143);

7. Commonwealth's Attorney Fund (local share) (.0357143);

8. Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund (.0142857);

9. Warrant fee, as prescribed by § 17.1-272 (.1714286);

10. Courthouse Construction/Maintenance Fund (.0285714); and

11. Clerk of the circuit court (.2857143).

(2002, c. 831; 2003, c. 1039; 2005, c. 631; 2009, c. 756.)