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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 958<\/a> and 997<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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 2000, chapter 337<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 110<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 813<\/a> and 840<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81389,"section_number":"16.1-356","catch_line":"Raising question of competency to stand trial; evaluation and determination of competency","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-356\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76986,"identifier":"16.1-361","token":"16.1\/11\/18\/16.1-361","url":"\/16.1-361\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-361\/","token":"16.1\/11\/18\/16.1-361","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compensation of experts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-361","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, or other expert appointed by the court<\/span> to render professional service pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-356<\/a>, shall receive a reasonable fee for such service. With the exception of services provided by state hospitals or training centers, the fee shall be determined in each instance by the court<\/span> that appointed the expert, in accordance with guidelines established by the Supreme Court after consultation with the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. If any such expert is required to appear as a witness<\/span> in any hearing<\/span> held pursuant to \u00a7 16.1-356<\/a>, he shall receive mileage and a fee of $100 for each day during which he is required to serve. An itemized account of expenses, duly sworn to, must be presented to the court<\/span>, and when allowed shall be certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the state treasury, and be charged against the appropriations made to pay criminal charges. Allowance for the fee and for the per diem authorized shall also be made by order<\/span> of the court<\/span>, duly certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the appropriation to pay criminal charges.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPENSATION OF EXPERTS (\u00a7 16.1-361)\n\nEach psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker,\nlicensed professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, or\nother expert appointed by the court to render professional service pursuant to\n\u00a7 16.1-356, shall receive a reasonable fee for such service. With the exception\nof services provided by state hospitals or training centers, the fee shall be\ndetermined in each instance by the court that appointed the expert, in\naccordance with guidelines established by the Supreme Court after consultation\nwith the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. If any such\nexpert is required to appear as a witness in any hearing held pursuant to \u00a7\n16.1-356, he shall receive mileage and a fee of $100 for each day during which\nhe is required to serve. An itemized account of expenses, duly sworn to, must be\npresented to the court, and when allowed shall be certified to the Supreme Court\nfor payment out of the state treasury, and be charged against the appropriations\nmade to pay criminal charges. Allowance for the fee and for the per diem\nauthorized shall also be made by order of the court, duly certified to the\nSupreme Court for payment out of the appropriation to pay criminal charges.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 958, 997; 2000, c. 337; 2005, c. 110; 2009, cc. 813, 840;\n2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}