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Of whatever interest accrues on such bond, or the execution of judgment thereon, the officer shall be entitled to his proportionable share, on account of his fees included in such bond.B\n\nIn cities of a population of 100,000 and more, however, the commission to be included in a forthcoming bond, when one is taken, shall be ten percent on the first $100 of the money for which the distress or levy is and two percent on the residue. Such commission shall not be received unless the bond is forfeited or paid, including the commission, to the plaintiffs. Of whatever interest may accrue on such bonds, or the execution of judgment thereon, the officer shall be entitled to his proportionate share, on account of his fees included in the sale. An officer in any such city receiving payment in money or selling goods shall receive the like commission of ten percent on the first $100 of the money paid or proceeding from the sale and two percent on the residue; except that when such payment or sale is on an execution on a forthcoming bond, his commission shall only be half what it would be if the execution were not on such bond.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253852,"text":"The commission to be included in a forthcoming bond, when one is taken, shall be five percent. Such commission shall not be received unless the bond is forfeited or paid, including the commission, to the plaintiffs. Of whatever interest accrues on such bond, or the execution of judgment thereon, the officer shall be entitled to his proportionable share, on account of his fees included in such bond.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":253853,"text":"In cities of a population of 100,000 and more, however, the commission to be included in a forthcoming bond, when one is taken, shall be ten percent on the first $100 of the money for which the distress or levy is and two percent on the residue. Such commission shall not be received unless the bond is forfeited or paid, including the commission, to the plaintiffs. Of whatever interest may accrue on such bonds, or the execution of judgment thereon, the officer shall be entitled to his proportionate share, on account of his fees included in the sale. An officer in any such city receiving payment in money or selling goods shall receive the like commission of ten percent on the first $100 of the money paid or proceeding from the sale and two percent on the residue; except that when such payment or sale is on an execution on a forthcoming bond, his commission shall only be half what it would be if the execution were not on such bond.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"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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It has been modified 3 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 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0051\">51<\/a>; 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":163323,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70312,"identifier":"17.1-274","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-274","url":"\/17.1-274\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-274\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-274","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission on forthcoming bond","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-274","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The commission to be included in a forthcoming <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, when one is taken, shall be five percent. Such commission shall not be received unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> is forfeited or paid, including the commission, to the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiffs<\/span>. Of whatever interest accrues on such <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, or the execution of <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> thereon, the officer shall be entitled to his proportionable share, on account of his fees included in such <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-253852\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/17.1-274\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> In cities of a population of 100,000 and more, however, the commission to be included in a forthcoming <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, when one is taken, shall be ten percent on the first $100 of the money for which the distress or <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> is and two percent on the residue. Such commission shall not be received unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> is forfeited or paid, including the commission, to the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiffs<\/span>. Of whatever interest may accrue on such <span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span>, or the execution of <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> thereon, the officer shall be entitled to his proportionate share, on account of his fees included in the sale. An officer in any such city receiving payment in money or selling goods shall receive the like commission of ten percent on the first $100 of the money paid or proceeding from the sale and two percent on the residue; except that when such payment or sale is on an execution on a forthcoming <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>, his commission shall only be half what it would be if the execution were not on such <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-253853\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/17.1-274\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION ON FORTHCOMING BOND (\u00a7 17.1-274)\n\nA. The commission to be included in a forthcoming bond, when one is taken, shall\nbe five percent. Such commission shall not be received unless the bond is\nforfeited or paid, including the commission, to the plaintiffs. Of whatever\ninterest accrues on such bond, or the execution of judgment thereon, the officer\nshall be entitled to his proportionable share, on account of his fees included\nin such bond.\n\nB. In cities of a population of 100,000 and more, however, the commission to be\nincluded in a forthcoming bond, when one is taken, shall be ten percent on the\nfirst $100 of the money for which the distress or levy is and two percent on the\nresidue. Such commission shall not be received unless the bond is forfeited or\npaid, including the commission, to the plaintiffs. Of whatever interest may\naccrue on such bonds, or the execution of judgment thereon, the officer shall be\nentitled to his proportionate share, on account of his fees included in the\nsale. An officer in any such city receiving payment in money or selling goods\nshall receive the like commission of ten percent on the first $100 of the money\npaid or proceeding from the sale and two percent on the residue; except that\nwhen such payment or sale is on an execution on a forthcoming bond, his\ncommission shall only be half what it would be if the execution were not on such\nbond.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 14-119, 14-121; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7\u00a7 14.1-108, 14.1-110;\n1995, c. 51; 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}}