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Twenty-five dollars of each fee collected under this section shall be apportioned to the Courts Technology Fund established under § 17.1-132.2\n\nFor making and certifying a copy of any record or document in the clerk’s office, ten cents per 100 words or twenty-five cents per page.3\n\nFor verifying and certifying any record or document not actually copied by the clerk, one-half of the fee for copying and certifying, which shall not, however, be applied to the certification of a copy of the record in this court which has already been printed.4\n\nFor authentication of any record, document or paper under the seal of the court, fifty cents.5\n\nFor copying and certifying any document or paper of less than 250 words, twenty-five cents.6\n\nFor administering an oath and entering an order qualifying an attorney to practice in the court, two dollars and fifty cents.7\n\nFor certificate of such qualification under seal of the court, one dollar plus the cost of engrossing.8\n\nFor entering an order and licensing an attorney from another state, under the reciprocity statute, $500.9\n\nFor a law license certificate under seal of the court and a certificate of qualification under seal of the court, $15, which shall be apportioned to the Courts Technology Fund established under § 17.1-132, plus the cost of engrossing.10\n\nFor all other services not specifically mentioned above, the same fee as would be charged by a clerk of a circuit court in similar cases.B\n\nThe tribunal wherein a motion to associate counsel pro hac vice and an application of an out-of-state lawyer are filed shall collect the fee specified in Rule 1A:4 of the Rules of the Supreme Court and transmit such fee to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, who shall deposit such fee in the Pro Hac Vice Fund established pursuant to § 17.1-205.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291955,"text":"The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall charge the following fees:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":291956,"text":"In every case in which a petition is presented, $50, which shall be collected at the time such petition is presented. 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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 856; in 1977, chapter 449; in 1992, chapter 252; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 623<\/a> and 718<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 113<\/a> and 372<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87235,"section_number":"17.1-132","catch_line":"Courts Technology Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-132\/"},{"id":79212,"section_number":"17.1-205","catch_line":"Pro Hac Vice Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-205\/"},{"id":62544,"section_number":"17.1-329","catch_line":"Disposition of fees of Clerk of Supreme Court","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-329\/"},{"id":63791,"section_number":"19.2-325","catch_line":"Provisions which apply to criminal as well as civil cases; when plaintiff in error unable to pay printing costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-325\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87235,"section_number":"17.1-132","catch_line":"Courts Technology Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-132\/"},{"id":79212,"section_number":"17.1-205","catch_line":"Pro Hac Vice Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-205\/"}],"permalink":{"id":163599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81492,"identifier":"17.1-328","token":"17.1\/3\/2\/17.1-328","url":"\/17.1-328\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-328\/","token":"17.1\/3\/2\/17.1-328","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees charged and collected by Clerk of Supreme Court","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-328","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span> shall charge the following fees: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> In every case in which a petition<\/span> is presented, $50, which shall be collected at the time such petition<\/span> is presented. Twenty-five dollars of each fee collected under this section shall be apportioned to the Courts<\/span> Technology Fund established under § 17.1-132<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For making and certifying a copy of any record or document in the clerk’s office, ten cents per 100 words or twenty-five cents per page. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> For verifying and certifying any record or document not actually copied by the clerk, one-half of the fee for copying and certifying, which shall not, however, be applied to the certification of a copy of the record in this court<\/span> which has already been printed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> For authentication of any record, document or paper under the seal of the court<\/span>, fifty cents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> For copying and certifying any document or paper of less than 250 words, twenty-five cents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> For administering an oath<\/span> and entering an order<\/span> qualifying an attorney to practice in the court<\/span>, two dollars and fifty cents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> For certificate of such qualification under seal of the court<\/span>, one dollar plus the cost of engrossing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> For entering an order<\/span> and licensing an attorney from another state, under the reciprocity statute<\/span>, $500. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> For a law<\/span> license certificate under seal of the court<\/span> and a certificate of qualification under seal of the court<\/span>, $15, which shall be apportioned to the Courts<\/span> Technology Fund established under § 17.1-132<\/a>, plus the cost of engrossing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> For all other services not specifically mentioned above, the same fee as would be charged by a clerk of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in similar cases. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The tribunal wherein a motion<\/span> to associate counsel<\/span> pro hac vice and an application of an out-of-state lawyer are filed shall collect the fee specified in Rule 1A:4 of the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span> and transmit such fee to the Clerk of the Supreme Court<\/span>, who shall deposit such fee in the Pro Hac Vice Fund established pursuant to § 17.1-205<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES CHARGED AND COLLECTED BY CLERK OF SUPREME COURT (\u00a7 17.1-328)\n\nA. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall charge the following fees:\n\n 1. In every case in which a petition is presented, $50, which shall be\n collected at the time such petition is presented. Twenty-five dollars of each\n fee collected under this section shall be apportioned to the Courts Technology\n Fund established under § 17.1-132.\n\n 2. For making and certifying a copy of any record or document in the\n clerk’s office, ten cents per 100 words or twenty-five cents per page.\n\n 3. For verifying and certifying any record or document not actually copied by\n the clerk, one-half of the fee for copying and certifying, which shall not,\n however, be applied to the certification of a copy of the record in this court\n which has already been printed.\n\n 4. For authentication of any record, document or paper under the seal of the\n court, fifty cents.\n\n 5. For copying and certifying any document or paper of less than 250 words,\n twenty-five cents.\n\n 6. For administering an oath and entering an order qualifying an attorney to\n practice in the court, two dollars and fifty cents.\n\n 7. For certificate of such qualification under seal of the court, one dollar\n plus the cost of engrossing.\n\n 8. For entering an order and licensing an attorney from another state, under\n the reciprocity statute, $500.\n\n 9. For a law license certificate under seal of the court and a certificate of\n qualification under seal of the court, $15, which shall be apportioned to the\n Courts Technology Fund established under § 17.1-132, plus the cost of\n engrossing.\n\n 10. For all other services not specifically mentioned above, the same fee as\n would be charged by a clerk of a circuit court in similar cases.\n\nB. The tribunal wherein a motion to associate counsel pro hac vice and an\napplication of an out-of-state lawyer are filed shall collect the fee specified\nin Rule 1A:4 of the Rules of the Supreme Court and transmit such fee to the\nClerk of the Supreme Court, who shall deposit such fee in the Pro Hac Vice Fund\nestablished pursuant to § 17.1-205.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-129; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-120; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.\n156; 1972, c. 856; 1977, c. 449; 1992, c. 252; 1998, c. 872; 2006, cc. 623, 718;\n2007, cc. 113, 372.","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}}