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The costs shall include the per diem and expenses of the court reporter, if any, and, in the discretion of the court, a reasonable allowance to the court for secretarial services in connection with the preparation of the written opinion. If the proceedings are instituted otherwise than by a city, town or county, such costs shall be paid as the court directs considering the relative merits of the case.\n\t\tOn appeal, the appellate court shall determine by whom the appellate costs shall be paid.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245990,"text":"The costs in annexation proceedings shall be paid by the locality instituting the proceedings and shall be the same as in other civil cases; however, in proceedings instituted by a town, in assessing the costs, the special court shall consider the extent to which county revenues are derived from within the town, the relative financial abilities of the parties and the relative merits of the case. The costs shall include the per diem and expenses of the court reporter, if any, and, in the discretion of the court, a reasonable allowance to the court for secretarial services in connection with the preparation of the written opinion. 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It has been modified 4 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 1952, chapter 328; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1979, chapter 85; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":157087,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67908,"identifier":"15.2-3214","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3214","url":"\/15.2-3214\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3214\/","token":"15.2\/III\/32\/1\/15.2-3214","dublin_core":{"Title":"Costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3214","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The costs in annexation proceedings shall be paid by the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> instituting the proceedings and shall be the same as in other civil cases; however, in proceedings instituted by a <span class=\"dictionary\">town<\/span>, in assessing the costs, the special court shall consider the extent to which <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> revenues are derived from within the <span class=\"dictionary\">town<\/span>, the relative financial abilities of the parties and the relative merits of the case. The costs shall include the per diem and expenses of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court reporter<\/span>, if any, and, in the discretion of the court, a reasonable allowance to the court for secretarial services in connection with the preparation of the written <span class=\"dictionary\">opinion<\/span>. If the proceedings are instituted otherwise than by a <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">town<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>, such costs shall be paid as the court directs considering the relative merits of the case.\n\t\tOn <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">appellate<\/span> court shall determine by whom the <span class=\"dictionary\">appellate<\/span> costs shall be paid.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOSTS (\u00a7 15.2-3214)\n\nThe costs in annexation proceedings shall be paid by the locality instituting\nthe proceedings and shall be the same as in other civil cases; however, in\nproceedings instituted by a town, in assessing the costs, the special court\nshall consider the extent to which county revenues are derived from within the\ntown, the relative financial abilities of the parties and the relative merits of\nthe case. The costs shall include the per diem and expenses of the court\nreporter, if any, and, in the discretion of the court, a reasonable allowance to\nthe court for secretarial services in connection with the preparation of the\nwritten opinion. If the proceedings are instituted otherwise than by a city,\ntown or county, such costs shall be paid as the court directs considering the\nrelative merits of the case.\n\t\tOn appeal, the appellate court shall determine by whom the appellate costs\nshall be paid.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-152.15; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1045;\n1979, c. 85; 1997, c. 587.","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}}