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Sess., c. 155; 1972, c. 719; 1975, c. 591; 1976, cc. 308, 310; 1981, c. 411; 1982, c. 674; 1983, c. 407; 1984, c. 317; 1992, c. 648; 1995, c. 51, \u00a7 14.1-95.1; 1998, c. 872; 2002, c. 508; 2004, cc. 198, 211, 588; 2011, cc. 445, 480; 2019, cc. 180, 700.","full_text":"A\n\nThe fee for process and service in the following instances shall be $12:1\n\nService on any person, firm or corporation, an order, notice, summons or any other civil process, except as herein otherwise provided, and for service on any person, firm, or corporation any process when the body is not taken and making a return thereof, except that no fee shall be charged for service pursuant to § 2.2-4022.2\n\nSummoning a witness or garnishee on an attachment.3\n\nService on any person of an attachment or other process under which the body is taken and making a return thereon.4\n\nService of any order of court not otherwise provided for, except that no fees shall be charged for protective orders issued pursuant to Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) of Title 16.1.5\n\nMaking a return of a writ of fieri facias where no levy is made or forthcoming bond is taken.6\n\nSummoning a witness in any case in which custody or visitation of a minor child or children is at issue.B\n\nThe fees for process and service in the following instances shall be $25:1\n\nService and publication of any notice of a publicly-advertised public sale.2\n\nService of a writ of possession or writ of eviction, except that there shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional defendant.3\n\nLevying upon current money, bank notes, goods or chattels of a judgment debtor pursuant to § 8.01-478.4\n\nService of a declaration in ejectment on any person, firm or corporation, except that there shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional defendant.5\n\nLevying distress warrant or an attachment.6\n\nLevying an execution.C\n\nThe process and service fee for serving any papers returnable out of state shall be $75, except no fees shall be charged for the service of papers in connection with the prosecution of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a protective order or a petition for a protective order. A victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault shall not bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges against the offender, and no victim shall bear the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a warrant, protective order, petition for a protective order, or witness subpoena, issued inside or outside the Commonwealth.D\n\nThe fees set out in this section shall be allowable for services provided by such officers in the circuit and district courts.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306420,"text":"The fee for process and service in the following instances shall be $12:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":306421,"text":"Service on any person, firm or corporation, an order, notice, summons or any other civil process, except as herein otherwise provided, and for service on any person, firm, or corporation any process when the body is not taken and making a return thereof, except that no fee shall be charged for service pursuant to § 2.2-4022.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":306422,"text":"Summoning a witness or garnishee on an attachment.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":306423,"text":"Service on any person of an attachment or other process under which the body is taken and making a return thereon.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":306424,"text":"Service of any order of court not otherwise provided for, except that no fees shall be charged for protective orders issued pursuant to Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) of Title 16.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":306425,"text":"Making a return of a writ of fieri facias where no levy is made or forthcoming bond is taken.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":306426,"text":"Summoning a witness in any case in which custody or visitation of a minor child or children is at issue.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B"},"7":{"id":306427,"text":"The fees for process and service in the following instances shall be $25:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"B1"},"8":{"id":306428,"text":"Service and publication of any notice of a publicly-advertised public sale.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"9":{"id":306429,"text":"Service of a writ of possession or writ of eviction, except that there shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional defendant.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"10":{"id":306430,"text":"Levying upon current money, bank notes, goods or chattels of a judgment debtor pursuant to § 8.01-478.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"11":{"id":306431,"text":"Service of a declaration in ejectment on any person, firm or corporation, except that there shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional defendant.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"B5"},"12":{"id":306432,"text":"Levying distress warrant or an attachment.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"B5","prefix_anchor":"B5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"B6"},"13":{"id":306433,"text":"Levying an execution.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"B6","prefix_anchor":"B6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B5","next_prefix":"C"},"14":{"id":306434,"text":"The process and service fee for serving any papers returnable out of state shall be $75, except no fees shall be charged for the service of papers in connection with the prosecution of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a protective order or a petition for a protective order. A victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault shall not bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges against the offender, and no victim shall bear the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a warrant, protective order, petition for a protective order, or witness subpoena, issued inside or outside the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B6","next_prefix":"D"},"15":{"id":306435,"text":"The fees set out in this section shall be allowable for services provided by such officers in the circuit and district courts.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13880,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fees","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13472,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:09","permalink":{"id":163289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13880,"identifier":"7","token":"17.1\/2\/7","url":"\/17.1\/2\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13472,"edition_id":1,"name":"Clerks, Clerks' Offices and Records","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12766,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","permalink":{"id":162961,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13472,"identifier":"2","token":"17.1\/2","url":"\/17.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12766,"edition_id":1,"name":"Courts of Record","identifier":"17.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":162799,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12766,"identifier":"17.1","token":"17.1","url":"\/17.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83818,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-266","catch_line":"Services rendered in Commonwealth's cases","url":"\/17.1-266\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-266","metadata":false},{"id":63126,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-267","catch_line":"Services for which clerks may not charge","url":"\/17.1-267\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-267","metadata":false},{"id":68160,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-268","catch_line":"Fee for effort to serve when person cannot be found","url":"\/17.1-268\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-268","metadata":false},{"id":71647,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-269","catch_line":"To whom fees charged","url":"\/17.1-269\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-269","metadata":false},{"id":56555,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-270","catch_line":"Officer to state fees, etc., on affidavit, deposition or report","url":"\/17.1-270\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-270","metadata":false},{"id":54909,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-271","catch_line":"Deposit of money in bank","url":"\/17.1-271\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-271","metadata":false},{"id":85531,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-272","catch_line":"Process and service fees generally","url":"\/17.1-272\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-272","metadata":false},{"id":61224,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-273","catch_line":"Establishment and disposition of fees collected by certain high constable","url":"\/17.1-273\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-273","metadata":false},{"id":70312,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-274","catch_line":"Commission on forthcoming bond","url":"\/17.1-274\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-274","metadata":false},{"id":71931,"structure_id":13880,"section_number":"17.1-275","catch_line":"Fees collected by clerks of circuit courts; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 719; in 1975, chapter 591; in 1976, chapters 308 and 310; in 1981, chapter 411; in 1982, chapter 674; in 1983, chapter 407; in 1984, chapter 317; in 1992, chapter 648; in 1995, chapter 51<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 508<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 198<\/a>, 211<\/a>, and 588<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 445<\/a> and 480<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 180<\/a> and 700<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71312,"section_number":"16.1-241","catch_line":"Jurisdiction; consent for abortion","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-241\/"},{"id":87119,"section_number":"17.1-275.4","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor reduced from felony revocation fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.4\/"},{"id":78190,"section_number":"17.1-275.7","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.7\/"},{"id":69998,"section_number":"17.1-275.8","catch_line":"Fixed drug misdemeanor fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.8\/"},{"id":59327,"section_number":"17.1-275.9","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor revocation fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.9\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68463,"section_number":"16.1-226","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-226\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163315,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85531,"identifier":"17.1-272","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-272","url":"\/17.1-272\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-272\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-272","dublin_core":{"Title":"Process and service fees generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-272","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The fee for process and service in the following instances shall be $12: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Service on any person, firm or corporation, an order<\/span>, notice, summons<\/span> or any other civil process, except as herein otherwise provided, and for service on any person, firm, or corporation any process when the body is not taken and making a return thereof, except that no fee shall be charged for service pursuant to § 2.2-4022<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Summoning a witness<\/span> or garnishee<\/span> on an attachment<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Service on any person of an attachment<\/span> or other process under which the body is taken and making a return thereon. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Service of any order<\/span> of court<\/span> not otherwise provided for, except that no fees shall be charged for protective orders<\/span> issued pursuant to Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226<\/a> et seq.) of Title 16.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Making a return of a writ of fieri facias<\/span> where no levy<\/span> is made or forthcoming bond<\/span> is taken. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Summoning a witness<\/span> in any case in which custody<\/span> or visitation of a minor<\/span> child or children is at issue<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The fees for process and service in the following instances shall be $25: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Service and publication of any notice of a publicly-advertised public sale. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Service of a writ of possession<\/span> or writ of eviction, except that there shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional defendant<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Levying upon current money, bank notes, goods or chattels of a judgment debtor<\/span> pursuant to § 8.01-478<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Service of a declaration in ejectment on any person, firm or corporation, except that there shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional defendant<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Levying distress warrant or an attachment<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Levying an execution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The process and service fee for serving any papers returnable out of state shall be $75, except no fees shall be charged for the service of papers in connection with the prosecution<\/span> of any misdemeanor<\/span> or felony<\/span> domestic violence offense<\/span>, or in connection with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a protective order<\/span> or a petition<\/span> for a protective order<\/span>. A victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault<\/span> shall not bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal charges against the offender, and no victim shall bear the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a warrant, protective order<\/span>, petition<\/span> for a protective order<\/span>, or witness<\/span> subpoena<\/span>, issued inside or outside the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The fees set out in this section shall be allowable for services provided by such officers in the circuit<\/span> and district courts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCESS AND SERVICE FEES GENERALLY (\u00a7 17.1-272)\n\nA. The fee for process and service in the following instances shall be $12:\n\n 1. Service on any person, firm or corporation, an order, notice, summons or\n any other civil process, except as herein otherwise provided, and for service\n on any person, firm, or corporation any process when the body is not taken and\n making a return thereof, except that no fee shall be charged for service\n pursuant to § 2.2-4022.\n\n 2. Summoning a witness or garnishee on an attachment.\n\n 3. Service on any person of an attachment or other process under which the\n body is taken and making a return thereon.\n\n 4. Service of any order of court not otherwise provided for, except that no\n fees shall be charged for protective orders issued pursuant to Chapter 11\n (§ 16.1-226 et seq.) of Title 16.1.\n\n 5. Making a return of a writ of fieri facias where no levy is made or\n forthcoming bond is taken.\n\n 6. Summoning a witness in any case in which custody or visitation of a minor\n child or children is at issue.\n\nB. The fees for process and service in the following instances shall be $25:\n\n 1. Service and publication of any notice of a publicly-advertised public sale.\n\n 2. Service of a writ of possession or writ of eviction, except that there\n shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional defendant.\n\n 3. Levying upon current money, bank notes, goods or chattels of a judgment\n debtor pursuant to § 8.01-478.\n\n 4. Service of a declaration in ejectment on any person, firm or corporation,\n except that there shall be an additional fee of $12 for each additional\n defendant.\n\n 5. Levying distress warrant or an attachment.\n\n 6. Levying an execution.\n\nC. The process and service fee for serving any papers returnable out of state\nshall be $75, except no fees shall be charged for the service of papers in\nconnection with the prosecution of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence\noffense, or in connection with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of\na protective order or a petition for a protective order. A victim of domestic\nviolence, stalking, or sexual assault shall not bear the costs associated with\nthe filing of criminal charges against the offender, and no victim shall bear\nthe costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a\nwarrant, protective order, petition for a protective order, or witness subpoena,\nissued inside or outside the Commonwealth.\n\nD. The fees set out in this section shall be allowable for services provided by\nsuch officers in the circuit and district courts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 14-104, 14-116, p. 25; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7\u00a7 14.1-93,\n14.1-105; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 1972, c. 719; 1975, c. 591; 1976, cc. 308,\n310; 1981, c. 411; 1982, c. 674; 1983, c. 407; 1984, c. 317; 1992, c. 648; 1995,\nc. 51, \u00a7 14.1-95.1; 1998, c. 872; 2002, c. 508; 2004, cc. 198, 211, 588; 2011,\ncc. 445, 480; 2019, cc. 180, 700.","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}}