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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 831<\/a> 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. 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 2003, chapter 1039<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1004<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 565<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":70084,"section_number":"17.1-275.10","catch_line":"Additional fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.10\/"},{"id":64932,"section_number":"17.1-275.11","catch_line":"Additional fee assessed for conviction of certain offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.11\/"},{"id":67534,"section_number":"17.1-275.11:1","catch_line":"Additional fee assessed for conviction requiring computer analysis","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.11_1\/"},{"id":62558,"section_number":"17.1-275.12","catch_line":"Additional fee for Internet Crimes Against Children Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.12\/"},{"id":75019,"section_number":"17.1-275.14","catch_line":"Additional fee for Virginia State Police Electronic Summons System Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.14\/"},{"id":87137,"section_number":"17.1-275.2","catch_line":"Fixed fee for felony reduced to misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.2\/"},{"id":59038,"section_number":"17.1-275.5","catch_line":"Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.5\/"},{"id":76933,"section_number":"17.1-275.6","catch_line":"Fees collected from court reporter fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.6\/"},{"id":78190,"section_number":"17.1-275.7","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.7\/"},{"id":62489,"section_number":"19.2-11.3","catch_line":"Virginia Crime Victim-Witness Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-11.3\/"},{"id":81152,"section_number":"19.2-354","catch_line":"Authority of court to order payment of fine, costs, forfeitures, penalties or restitution in installments or upon other terms and conditions; community work in lieu of payment","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-354\/"},{"id":63415,"section_number":"19.2-368.18","catch_line":"Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.18\/"},{"id":71675,"section_number":"53.1-150","catch_line":"Contributions by persons on parole, probation, and work release","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-150\/"},{"id":67694,"section_number":"8.01-446","catch_line":"Clerks to keep judgment dockets; what judgments to be docketed therein","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-446\/"},{"id":78412,"section_number":"9.1-106","catch_line":"Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-106\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85531,"section_number":"17.1-272","catch_line":"Process and service fees generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-272\/"},{"id":84070,"section_number":"18.2-247","catch_line":"Use of terms \"controlled substances,\" \"marijuana,\" \"Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,\" \"imitation controlled substance,\" and \"counterfeit controlled substance\" in Title 18.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-247\/"},{"id":68547,"section_number":"18.2-251","catch_line":"Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation; conditions; substance abuse screening, assessment treatment and education programs or services; drug tests; costs and fees; violations; discharge","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-251\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163383,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69998,"identifier":"17.1-275.8","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-275.8","url":"\/17.1-275.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-275.8\/","token":"17.1\/2\/7\/17.1-275.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fixed drug misdemeanor fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-275.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, upon conviction<\/span> of any and each misdemeanor<\/span> charge, whether or not originally charged as a felony<\/span>, for a violation of any provision of Article 1 (\u00a7 18.2-247<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2, or upon a deferred disposition<\/span> of proceedings in the case of any and each misdemeanor<\/span> charge, whether or not originally charged as a felony<\/span>, deferred pursuant to the terms and conditions of \u00a7 18.2-251<\/a>, there shall be assessed as court<\/span> costs a fee of $296.50, to be known as the fixed drug misdemeanor<\/span> fee. This fee shall be in addition to any fee assessed in the district court<\/span>.\n\t\tThe amount collected, in whole or in part, for the fixed drug misdemeanor<\/span> fee shall be apportioned, as provided by law<\/span>, to the following funds in the fractional amounts designated:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Sentencing\/supervision fee (General Fund) (.1264755); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Court Reporter<\/span> Fund (.0168634); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Witness expenses\/expert witness<\/span> fee (General Fund) (.0067454); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Virginia Crime<\/span> Victim-Witness Fund (.0101180); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdiction<\/span> Fund (.0134907); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (.0674536); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Commonwealth’s Attorney Fund (state share) (.0252951); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Commonwealth’s Attorney Fund (local share) (.0252951); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund (.0033727); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Warrant fee, as prescribed by § 17.1-272<\/a> (.0404722); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Courthouse Construction\/Maintenance Fund (.0067454); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> Clerk of the circuit<\/span> court (.0674536); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Forensic laboratory fee (General Fund) (.3372681); and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

14.<\/span> Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund (.2529511). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFIXED DRUG MISDEMEANOR FEE (\u00a7 17.1-275.8)\n\nIn circuit court, upon conviction of any and each misdemeanor charge, whether or\nnot originally charged as a felony, for a violation of any provision of Article\n1 (\u00a7 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2, or upon a deferred\ndisposition of proceedings in the case of any and each misdemeanor charge,\nwhether or not originally charged as a felony, deferred pursuant to the terms\nand conditions of \u00a7 18.2-251, there shall be assessed as court costs a fee of\n$296.50, to be known as the fixed drug misdemeanor fee. This fee shall be in\naddition to any fee assessed in the district court.\n\t\tThe amount collected, in whole or in part, for the fixed drug misdemeanor fee\nshall be apportioned, as provided by law, to the following funds in the\nfractional amounts designated:\n\n1. Sentencing\/supervision fee (General Fund) (.1264755);\n\n2. Court Reporter Fund (.0168634);\n\n3. Witness expenses\/expert witness fee (General Fund) (.0067454);\n\n4. Virginia Crime Victim-Witness Fund (.0101180);\n\n5. Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdiction Fund (.0134907);\n\n6. Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (.0674536);\n\n7. Commonwealth’s Attorney Fund (state share) (.0252951);\n\n8. Commonwealth’s Attorney Fund (local share) (.0252951);\n\n9. Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund (.0033727);\n\n10. Warrant fee, as prescribed by § 17.1-272 (.0404722);\n\n11. Courthouse Construction\/Maintenance Fund (.0067454);\n\n12. Clerk of the circuit court (.0674536);\n\n13. Forensic laboratory fee (General Fund) (.3372681); and\n\n14. Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund (.2529511).\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 831; 2003, c. 1039; 2004, c. 1004; 2011, c. 565.","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}}