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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 386; in 1975, chapter 591; in 1983, chapter 229; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 9<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 874<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 890<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61806,"section_number":"16.1-69.48","catch_line":"Fees and fines","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.48\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":153511,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65171,"identifier":"15.2-1627.3","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.3","url":"\/15.2-1627.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1627.3\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/4\/15.2-1627.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Attorneys for the Commonwealth and city attorneys; in criminal cases; when no costs or fees taxed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1627.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The fees of attorneys for the Commonwealth in all felony<\/span> and misdemeanor<\/span> cases in which there is a conviction<\/span> and sentence not set aside on appeal<\/span> or a judgment<\/span> for costs against the prosecutor, and for expenditures made in the discharge of his duties shall be as follows:\n\t\tFor each trial<\/span> of a single count felony<\/span> indictment<\/span>, $40.\n\t\tFor each trial<\/span> of a multiple count felony<\/span> indictment<\/span>, $40 per count.\n\t\tFor each person tried for a misdemeanor<\/span> in his circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, $15, and for each person prosecuted by him before such court<\/span> of his county<\/span> or city<\/span> for a misdemeanor<\/span>, which he is required by law<\/span> to prosecute<\/span>, or upon an indictment<\/span> found by a grand jury<\/span>, $15, and in every misdemeanor<\/span> case so prosecuted the court<\/span> or judge<\/span> shall tax in the costs and enter judgment<\/span> for such misdemeanor<\/span> fee.\n\t\tNo attorney for the Commonwealth or city<\/span> attorney shall receive a fee for appearing in misdemeanor<\/span> cases before a district court<\/span> notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary.\n\t\tNo costs or fees shall be taxed for, or in any way allowed to, an attorney for the Commonwealth of any city<\/span> or county<\/span> or a city<\/span> attorney of any city<\/span> in any case, unless he in person, or by a duly authorized assistant, actually appears and prosecutes<\/span> the proceedings before the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH AND CITY ATTORNEYS; IN CRIMINAL CASES; WHEN NO\nCOSTS OR FEES TAXED (\u00a7 15.2-1627.3)\n\nThe fees of attorneys for the Commonwealth in all felony and misdemeanor cases\nin which there is a conviction and sentence not set aside on appeal or a\njudgment for costs against the prosecutor, and for expenditures made in the\ndischarge of his duties shall be as follows:\n\t\tFor each trial of a single count felony indictment, $40.\n\t\tFor each trial of a multiple count felony indictment, $40 per count.\n\t\tFor each person tried for a misdemeanor in his circuit court, $15, and for\neach person prosecuted by him before such court of his county or city for a\nmisdemeanor, which he is required by law to prosecute, or upon an indictment\nfound by a grand jury, $15, and in every misdemeanor case so prosecuted the\ncourt or judge shall tax in the costs and enter judgment for such misdemeanor\nfee.\n\t\tNo attorney for the Commonwealth or city attorney shall receive a fee for\nappearing in misdemeanor cases before a district court notwithstanding any\nprovision of law to the contrary.\n\t\tNo costs or fees shall be taxed for, or in any way allowed to, an attorney for\nthe Commonwealth of any city or county or a city attorney of any city in any\ncase, unless he in person, or by a duly authorized assistant, actually appears\nand prosecutes the proceedings before the court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 14-99, 14-130; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7\u00a7 14.1-88, 14.1-121;\n1975, c. 591; 1983, c. 229; 1998, c. 872; 1999, c. 9; 2010, c. 874; 2011, c.\n890.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}