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Fees collected for services of the attorney for the Commonwealth shall be paid by the clerk of the circuit court, one-half of such fee shall be paid into the treasury of the county or city in which the offense for which warrant issued was committed, and the other one-half of such fees shall be paid by such clerk on his monthly remittance into the state treasury.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, fines collected for violations of city, town or county ordinances shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit court who shall tender such collected fines on a monthly basis directly to the city, town or county whose ordinance has been violated and not to the state treasury. All fines collected for violations of the laws of the Commonwealth shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit court who shall pay the same into the state treasury.C\n\nThe word “fees” as used in this section shall include all moneys from every source, exclusive of monthly bank charges, and except collections for child support or support for a spouse or parent, including by way of illustration, but not limited to, the fees collected pursuant to §§ 15.2-1627.3, 16.1-69.48:1, 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12, 18.2-271.1, 19.2-163, 19.2-368.18, 29.1-551, 46.2-383, 46.2-1135, 46.2-1137 and 46.2-1138.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":225694,"text":"All fees collected by the judge, substitute judge, clerk or employees, but not including fees belonging to officers other than the judge, clerk or employees, of a general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit court who shall pay the same into the state treasury. Fees collected for services of the attorney for the Commonwealth shall be paid by the clerk of the circuit court, one-half of such fee shall be paid into the treasury of the county or city in which the offense for which warrant issued was committed, and the other one-half of such fees shall be paid by such clerk on his monthly remittance into the state treasury.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":225695,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, fines collected for violations of city, town or county ordinances shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit court who shall tender such collected fines on a monthly basis directly to the city, town or county whose ordinance has been violated and not to the state treasury. All fines collected for violations of the laws of the Commonwealth shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit court who shall pay the same into the state treasury.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":225696,"text":"The word “fees” as used in this section shall include all moneys from every source, exclusive of monthly bank charges, and except collections for child support or support for a spouse or parent, including by way of illustration, but not limited to, the fees collected pursuant to §§ 15.2-1627.3, 16.1-69.48:1, 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12, 18.2-271.1, 19.2-163, 19.2-368.18, 29.1-551, 46.2-383, 46.2-1135, 46.2-1137 and 46.2-1138.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15261,"edition_id":1,"name":"Financing of the District System","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13142,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:25","permalink":{"id":162255,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15261,"identifier":"5","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5","url":"\/16.1\/4.1\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13142,"edition_id":1,"name":"District Courts","identifier":"4.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12700,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","permalink":{"id":161993,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13142,"identifier":"4.1","token":"16.1\/4.1","url":"\/16.1\/4.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12700,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts Not of Record","identifier":"16.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":160919,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12700,"identifier":"16.1","token":"16.1","url":"\/16.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":68748,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.44","catch_line":"Salaries of judges","url":"\/16.1-69.44\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.44","metadata":false},{"id":58093,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.45","catch_line":"Salaries of clerks and personnel","url":"\/16.1-69.45\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.45","metadata":false},{"id":77166,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.46","catch_line":"How salaries payable","url":"\/16.1-69.46\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.46","metadata":false},{"id":60548,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.47","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/16.1-69.47\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.47","metadata":false},{"id":78008,"structure_id":15261,"section_number":"16.1-69.47:1","catch_line":"Travel expenses of judges and clerks; 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 708 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. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1973, chapter 546; in 1976, chapter 465; in 1977, chapter 385; in 1978, chapter 611; in 2006, chapter 305<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 244<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83975,"section_number":"16.1-69.7:1","catch_line":"Establishment of certain district courts","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.7_1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65171,"section_number":"15.2-1627.3","catch_line":"Attorneys for the Commonwealth and city attorneys; in criminal cases; when no costs or fees taxed","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1627.3\/"},{"id":68913,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:1","catch_line":"Fixed fee for misdemeanors, traffic infractions and other violations in district court; additional fees to be added","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.48_1\/"},{"id":63409,"section_number":"18.2-268.1","catch_line":"Chemical testing to determine alcohol or drug content of blood; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.1\/"},{"id":55454,"section_number":"18.2-268.12","catch_line":"Ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.12\/"},{"id":57797,"section_number":"18.2-271.1","catch_line":"Probation, education, and rehabilitation of person charged or convicted; person convicted under law of another state or federal law","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-271.1\/"},{"id":80860,"section_number":"19.2-163","catch_line":"Compensation of court-appointed counsel","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-163\/"},{"id":63415,"section_number":"19.2-368.18","catch_line":"Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.18\/"},{"id":71853,"section_number":"29.1-551","catch_line":"Assessment of value of game or fish unlawfully taken","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-551\/"},{"id":79786,"section_number":"46.2-1135","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date -- see note*) Liquidated damages for violation of weight limits","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1135\/"},{"id":68997,"section_number":"46.2-1137","catch_line":"Weighing vehicles; procedure; shifting loads; unloading excess load; weighing fee; certificate as to accuracy of scales admissible in evidence; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1137\/"},{"id":68164,"section_number":"46.2-1138.1","catch_line":"City ordinances fixing weight limits on certain roads","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138.1\/"},{"id":55824,"section_number":"46.2-383","catch_line":"Courts to forward abstracts of records or furnish abstract data of conviction by electronic means in certain cases; records in office of Department; inspection; clerk's fee for reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-383\/"}],"permalink":{"id":162277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61806,"identifier":"16.1-69.48","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48","url":"\/16.1-69.48\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-69.48\/","token":"16.1\/4.1\/5\/16.1-69.48","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees and fines","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-69.48","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All fees<\/span> collected by the judge<\/span>, substitute judge<\/span>, clerk or employees, but not including fees<\/span> belonging to officers other than the judge<\/span>, clerk or employees, of a general district court<\/span> or juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> who shall pay the same into the state treasury. Fees<\/span> collected for services of the attorney for the Commonwealth shall be paid by the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, one-half of such fee shall be paid into the treasury of the county or city in which the offense<\/span> for which warrant issued was committed, and the other one-half of such fees<\/span> shall be paid by such clerk on his monthly remittance into the state treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, fines collected for violations of city, town or county ordinances<\/span> shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> who shall tender such collected fines on a monthly basis directly to the city, town or county whose ordinance<\/span> has been violated and not to the state treasury. All fines collected for violations of the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> who shall pay the same into the state treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The word “fees<\/span>” as used in this section shall include all moneys from every source, exclusive of monthly bank charges, and except collections for child support or support for a spouse or parent, including by way of illustration, but not limited to, the fees<\/span> collected pursuant to §§ 15.2-1627.3<\/a>, 16.1-69.48:1<\/a>, 18.2-268.1<\/a> through 18.2-268.12<\/a>, 18.2-271.1<\/a>, 19.2-163<\/a>, 19.2-368.18<\/a>, 29.1-551<\/a>, 46.2-383<\/a>, 46.2-1135<\/a>, 46.2-1137<\/a> and 46.2-1138.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES AND FINES (\u00a7 16.1-69.48)\n\nA. All fees collected by the judge, substitute judge, clerk or employees, but\nnot including fees belonging to officers other than the judge, clerk or\nemployees, of a general district court or juvenile and domestic relations\ndistrict court shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit court who\nshall pay the same into the state treasury. Fees collected for services of the\nattorney for the Commonwealth shall be paid by the clerk of the circuit court,\none-half of such fee shall be paid into the treasury of the county or city in\nwhich the offense for which warrant issued was committed, and the other one-half\nof such fees shall be paid by such clerk on his monthly remittance into the\nstate treasury.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, fines collected for\nviolations of city, town or county ordinances shall be paid promptly to the\nclerk of the circuit court who shall tender such collected fines on a monthly\nbasis directly to the city, town or county whose ordinance has been violated and\nnot to the state treasury. All fines collected for violations of the laws of the\nCommonwealth shall be paid promptly to the clerk of the circuit court who shall\npay the same into the state treasury.\n\nC. The word “fees” as used in this section shall include all moneys\nfrom every source, exclusive of monthly bank charges, and except collections for\nchild support or support for a spouse or parent, including by way of\nillustration, but not limited to, the fees collected pursuant to §§\n15.2-1627.3, 16.1-69.48:1, 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12, 18.2-271.1, 19.2-163,\n19.2-368.18, 29.1-551, 46.2-383, 46.2-1135, 46.2-1137 and 46.2-1138.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 1976, c. 465; 1977, c. 385; 1978, c. 611;\n2006, c. 305; 2016, c. 244.","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}}