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(ii) keeping, preserving, and holding available for public inspection judgment records, and making entries in and indexing such judgments, or discharging, or marking satisfied, a lien under §§ 15.2-2604, 15.2-2605 and 15.2-2120; (iii) docketing judgment on forfeited recognizance or bond under § 19.2-147; (iv) making out reports to the Central Criminal Records Exchange under § 19.2-390; (v) recording a lien in the miscellaneous lien book under § 43-42 or § 43-43; or (vi) filing an appraiser’s report under § 56-436.D\n\nNo clerk shall charge a fee for (i) recording the reports of special receivers and commissioners as required by § 8.01-617; (ii) copying in the Induction and Discharge Record information obtained from draft boards or recording the discharge papers, or certified copy of such, of a person who has served in the armed forces of the United States; or (iii) receiving any mark of designation under § 59.1-103.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230236,"text":"No clerk shall charge for taking bond from, administering oath to, or making or copying orders as to the appointment or qualification of any judge, magistrate, sheriff, treasurer, commissioner of the revenue, or of a deputy of any of them, or of any escheator, supervisor, or of a guardian or conservator, when his bond is in a penalty not exceeding $1,000.00, or for making or copying orders as to county allowances, or grand juries, and administering the necessary oaths.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":230237,"text":"No clerk shall charge for copying or making for or furnishing to the Department of Corrections or a federal probation officer a certified copy of a criminal judgment order or criminal sentencing order.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":230238,"text":"No clerk shall charge a fee for (i) executing any order of publication under § 17.1-626; 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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 1972, chapter 549; in 1991, chapter 46; in 1992, chapter 498; in 1994, chapter 432<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 801<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65365,"section_number":"17.1-258.3:2","catch_line":"Official certificates and certified records in digital form","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-258.3_2\/"},{"id":71931,"section_number":"17.1-275","catch_line":"Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275\/"},{"id":65167,"section_number":"19.2-310.01","catch_line":"Transmission of sentencing documents","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-310.01\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81070,"section_number":"15.2-2120","catch_line":"Enforcement of liens for water or sewer charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2120\/"},{"id":83529,"section_number":"15.2-2604","catch_line":"Powers generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2604\/"},{"id":85999,"section_number":"15.2-2605","catch_line":"Collection of rents and charges; liens on real estate; discharge and enforcement of liens","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2605\/"},{"id":73738,"section_number":"17.1-626","catch_line":"Other items to be taxed in costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-626\/"},{"id":83918,"section_number":"19.2-147","catch_line":"Docketing judgment on forfeited recognizance or bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-147\/"},{"id":82582,"section_number":"19.2-390","catch_line":"Reports to be made by local law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, clerks of court, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Corrections officials to State Police; material submitted by other agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-390\/"},{"id":86131,"section_number":"43-42","catch_line":"Recordation of lien given by preceding section","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-42\/"},{"id":60748,"section_number":"43-43","catch_line":"Lien on offspring of bull","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-43\/"},{"id":59903,"section_number":"59.1-103","catch_line":"Persons engaged in lumbering or rafting on certain waters may adopt mark of designation","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-103\/"},{"id":55904,"section_number":"8.01-617","catch_line":"Settlement of accounts of special receivers and special commissioners","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-617\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163295,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63126,"identifier":"17.1-267","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-267","url":"\/17.1-267\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-267\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-267","dublin_core":{"Title":"Services for which clerks may not charge","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-267","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No clerk shall charge for taking bond<\/span> from, administering oath<\/span> to, or making or copying orders<\/span> as to the appointment or qualification of any judge<\/span>, magistrate<\/span>, sheriff, treasurer, commissioner of the revenue, or of a deputy of any of them, or of any escheator, supervisor, or of a guardian or conservator, when his bond<\/span> is in a penalty<\/span> not exceeding $1,000.00, or for making or copying orders<\/span> as to county allowances, or grand juries, and administering the necessary oaths<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No clerk shall charge for copying or making for or furnishing to the Department of Corrections or a federal probation officer<\/span> a certified copy of a criminal judgment<\/span> order<\/span> or criminal sentencing order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No clerk shall charge a fee for (i) executing any order<\/span> of publication under § 17.1-626<\/a>; (ii) keeping, preserving, and holding available for public inspection judgment<\/span> records, and making entries in and indexing such judgments<\/span>, or discharging, or marking satisfied, a lien<\/span> under §§ 15.2-2604<\/a>, 15.2-2605<\/a> and 15.2-2120<\/a>; (iii) docketing judgment<\/span> on forfeited recognizance<\/span> or bond<\/span> under § 19.2-147<\/a>; (iv) making out reports to the Central Criminal Records Exchange under § 19.2-390<\/a>; (v) recording a lien<\/span> in the miscellaneous lien<\/span> book under § 43-42<\/a> or § 43-43<\/a>; or (vi) filing an appraiser’s report under § 56-436<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No clerk shall charge a fee for (i) recording the reports of special receivers and commissioners as required by § 8.01-617<\/a>; (ii) copying in the Induction and Discharge Record information obtained from draft boards or recording the discharge papers, or certified copy of such, of a person who has served in the armed forces of the United States; or (iii) receiving any mark of designation under § 59.1-103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVICES FOR WHICH CLERKS MAY NOT CHARGE (\u00a7 17.1-267)\n\nA. No clerk shall charge for taking bond from, administering oath to, or making\nor copying orders as to the appointment or qualification of any judge,\nmagistrate, sheriff, treasurer, commissioner of the revenue, or of a deputy of\nany of them, or of any escheator, supervisor, or of a guardian or conservator,\nwhen his bond is in a penalty not exceeding $1,000.00, or for making or copying\norders as to county allowances, or grand juries, and administering the necessary\noaths.\n\nB. No clerk shall charge for copying or making for or furnishing to the\nDepartment of Corrections or a federal probation officer a certified copy of a\ncriminal judgment order or criminal sentencing order.\n\nC. No clerk shall charge a fee for (i) executing any order of publication under\n§ 17.1-626; (ii) keeping, preserving, and holding available for public\ninspection judgment records, and making entries in and indexing such judgments,\nor discharging, or marking satisfied, a lien under §§ 15.2-2604,\n15.2-2605 and 15.2-2120; (iii) docketing judgment on forfeited recognizance or\nbond under § 19.2-147; (iv) making out reports to the Central Criminal\nRecords Exchange under § 19.2-390; (v) recording a lien in the\nmiscellaneous lien book under § 43-42 or § 43-43; or (vi) filing an\nappraiser’s report under § 56-436.\n\nD. No clerk shall charge a fee for (i) recording the reports of special\nreceivers and commissioners as required by § 8.01-617; (ii) copying in the\nInduction and Discharge Record information obtained from draft boards or\nrecording the discharge papers, or certified copy of such, of a person who has\nserved in the armed forces of the United States; or (iii) receiving any mark of\ndesignation under § 59.1-103.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-101; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-90; 1972, c. 549; 1991, c.\n46; 1992, c. 498; 1994, c. 432; 1997, c. 801; 1998, c. 872.","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}}