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It has been modified 2 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 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":163303,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71647,"identifier":"17.1-269","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-269","url":"\/17.1-269\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-269\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-269","dublin_core":{"Title":"To whom fees charged","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-269","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Unless otherwise provided, the fees mentioned in this article shall be chargeable to the <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> at whose instance the service is performed, except that fees for entering and certifying the attendance of witnesses and the proceedings to compel payment for such attendance shall be charged to the <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> for whom the <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span> attended.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTO WHOM FEES CHARGED (\u00a7 17.1-269)\n\nUnless otherwise provided, the fees mentioned in this article shall be\nchargeable to the party at whose instance the service is performed, except that\nfees for entering and certifying the attendance of witnesses and the proceedings\nto compel payment for such attendance shall be charged to the party for whom the\nwitness attended.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-108; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-97; 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}}