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I, cc. 344, 345; 2022, c. 304.","full_text":"Each psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court to render professional service pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1, 19.2-169.5, 19.2-182.8, 19.2-182.9, or 19.2-301 who is not regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, except by the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, shall receive a reasonable fee for such service. For any psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court to render such professional services who is regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, except by the University of Virginia School of Medicine or the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the fee shall be paid only for professional services provided during nonstate hours that have been approved by his employing agency as being beyond the scope of his state employment duties. The fee shall be determined in each instance by the court that appointed the expert, in accordance with guidelines established by the Supreme Court after consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Except in aggravated murder cases pursuant to \u00a7 18.2-31, the fee shall not exceed $1,200, but in addition, if any such expert is required to appear as a witness in any hearing held pursuant to such sections, he shall receive mileage and a fee of $100 for each day during which he is required so to serve. An itemized account of expense, duly sworn to, must be presented to the court and when allowed shall be certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the state treasury and be charged against the appropriations made to pay criminal charges. Allowance for the fee and for the per diem authorized shall also be made by order of the court, duly certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the appropriation to pay criminal charges.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219508,"text":"Each psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court to render professional service pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1, 19.2-169.5, 19.2-182.8, 19.2-182.9, or 19.2-301 who is not regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, except by the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, shall receive a reasonable fee for such service. For any psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court to render such professional services who is regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, except by the University of Virginia School of Medicine or the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the fee shall be paid only for professional services provided during nonstate hours that have been approved by his employing agency as being beyond the scope of his state employment duties. The fee shall be determined in each instance by the court that appointed the expert, in accordance with guidelines established by the Supreme Court after consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Except in aggravated murder cases pursuant to \u00a7 18.2-31, the fee shall not exceed $1,200, but in addition, if any such expert is required to appear as a witness in any hearing held pursuant to such sections, he shall receive mileage and a fee of $100 for each day during which he is required so to serve. An itemized account of expense, duly sworn to, must be presented to the court and when allowed shall be certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the state treasury and be charged against the appropriations made to pay criminal charges. Allowance for the fee and for the per diem authorized shall also be made by order of the court, duly certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the appropriation to pay criminal charges.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13151,"edition_id":1,"name":"Proceedings on Question of Insanity","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:21","permalink":{"id":168457,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13151,"identifier":"11","token":"19.2\/11","url":"\/19.2\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63190,"structure_id":13151,"section_number":"19.2-167","catch_line":"Accused not to be tried while insane or feebleminded","url":"\/19.2-167\/","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-167","metadata":false},{"id":75846,"structure_id":13151,"section_number":"19.2-168","catch_line":"Notice to Commonwealth of intention to present evidence of insanity; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 17 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 1960, chapter 366; in 1968, chapter 657; in 1970, chapter 640; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1976, chapter 140; in 1978, chapters 195 and 794; in 1979, chapter 516; in 1982, chapter 653; in 1986, chapter 535; in 1990, chapter 697; in 1995, chapter 645<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 1031<\/a> and 1040<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 114<\/a> and 170<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 829<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 813<\/a> and 840<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 340<\/a> and 406<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 304<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79946,"section_number":"18.2-31","catch_line":"Aggravated murder defined; punishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-31\/"},{"id":72794,"section_number":"19.2-168.1","catch_line":"Evaluation on motion of the Commonwealth after notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-168.1\/"},{"id":85695,"section_number":"19.2-169.1","catch_line":"Raising question of competency to stand trial or plead; evaluation and determination of competency","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-169.1\/"},{"id":60376,"section_number":"19.2-169.5","catch_line":"Evaluation of sanity at the time of the offense; disclosure of evaluation results","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-169.5\/"},{"id":64428,"section_number":"19.2-182.8","catch_line":"Revocation of conditional release","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-182.8\/"},{"id":55068,"section_number":"19.2-182.9","catch_line":"Emergency custody of conditionally released acquittee","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-182.9\/"},{"id":65087,"section_number":"19.2-301","catch_line":"Judge shall require examination under \u00a7 19.2-300; by whom made; report; expenses of psychiatrist","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-301\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168519,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59943,"identifier":"19.2-175","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-175","url":"\/19.2-175\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-175\/","token":"19.2\/11\/19.2-175","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compensation of experts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-175","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court<\/span> to render professional service pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-168.1<\/a>, 19.2-169.1<\/a>, 19.2-169.5<\/a>, 19.2-182.8<\/a>, 19.2-182.9<\/a>, or 19.2-301<\/a> who is not regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, except by the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, shall receive a reasonable fee for such service. For any psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court<\/span> to render such professional services who is regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, except by the University of Virginia School of Medicine or the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, the fee shall be paid only for professional services provided during nonstate hours that have been approved by his employing agency as being beyond the scope of his state employment duties. The fee shall be determined in each instance by the court<\/span> that appointed the expert, in accordance with guidelines established by the Supreme Court<\/span> after consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Except in aggravated murder<\/span> cases pursuant to \u00a7 18.2-31<\/a>, the fee shall not exceed $1,200, but in addition, if any such expert is required to appear as a witness<\/span> in any hearing<\/span> held pursuant to such sections, he shall receive mileage and a fee of $100 for each day during which he is required so to serve. An itemized account of expense, duly sworn to, must be presented to the court<\/span> and when allowed shall be certified to the Supreme Court<\/span> for payment out of the state treasury and be charged against the appropriations made to pay criminal charges. Allowance for the fee and for the per diem authorized shall also be made by order<\/span> of the court<\/span>, duly certified to the Supreme Court<\/span> for payment out of the appropriation to pay criminal charges.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPENSATION OF EXPERTS (\u00a7 19.2-175)\n\nEach psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court\nto render professional service pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-168.1, 19.2-169.1,\n19.2-169.5, 19.2-182.8, 19.2-182.9, or 19.2-301 who is not regularly employed by\nthe Commonwealth of Virginia, except by the University of Virginia School of\nMedicine and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, shall\nreceive a reasonable fee for such service. For any psychiatrist, clinical\npsychologist, or other expert appointed by the court to render such professional\nservices who is regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, except by\nthe University of Virginia School of Medicine or the Virginia Commonwealth\nUniversity School of Medicine, the fee shall be paid only for professional\nservices provided during nonstate hours that have been approved by his employing\nagency as being beyond the scope of his state employment duties. The fee shall\nbe determined in each instance by the court that appointed the expert, in\naccordance with guidelines established by the Supreme Court after consultation\nwith the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Except in\naggravated murder cases pursuant to \u00a7 18.2-31, the fee shall not exceed $1,200,\nbut in addition, if any such expert is required to appear as a witness in any\nhearing held pursuant to such sections, he shall receive mileage and a fee of\n$100 for each day during which he is required so to serve. An itemized account\nof expense, duly sworn to, must be presented to the court and when allowed shall\nbe certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the state treasury and be\ncharged against the appropriations made to pay criminal charges. Allowance for\nthe fee and for the per diem authorized shall also be made by order of the\ncourt, duly certified to the Supreme Court for payment out of the appropriation\nto pay criminal charges.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-233; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 657; 1970, c. 640; 1975,\nc. 495; 1976, c. 140; 1978, cc. 195, 794; 1979, c. 516; 1982, c. 653; 1986, c.\n535; 1990, c. 697; 1995, c. 645; 2003, cc. 1031, 1040; 2006, cc. 114, 170; 2007,\nc. 829; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2010, cc. 340, 406; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345;\n2022, c. 304.","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}}