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In a felony case in the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, if the plaintiff in error files with the Clerk of the Court an affidavit that he is unable to pay or secure to be paid the costs of printing the record in the case, together with a certificate of the judge of the trial court to the effect that he has investigated the matter and is of opinion that the plaintiff in error is unable to pay, or secure to be paid, such costs, the printing shall be done as if the costs had been paid and the clerk shall not be required to account for and pay the same into the state treasury. However, if the costs are not paid or secured to be paid and upon the hearing of the case the judgment of the court below is wholly affirmed by the Court of Appeals and no appeal granted by the Supreme Court, or wholly affirmed by the Supreme Court where appeal is granted, the Court in affirming the judgment shall also give judgment in behalf of the Commonwealth against the plaintiff in error for the amount of the costs to be taxed by its clerk.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232447,"text":"Sections 8.01-675.1, 8.01-675.2, 8.01-675.3, 8.01-684 and 17.1-328 shall apply as well to criminal cases as to civil cases. In a felony case in the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, if the plaintiff in error files with the Clerk of the Court an affidavit that he is unable to pay or secure to be paid the costs of printing the record in the case, together with a certificate of the judge of the trial court to the effect that he has investigated the matter and is of opinion that the plaintiff in error is unable to pay, or secure to be paid, such costs, the printing shall be done as if the costs had been paid and the clerk shall not be required to account for and pay the same into the state treasury. However, if the costs are not paid or secured to be paid and upon the hearing of the case the judgment of the court below is wholly affirmed by the Court of Appeals and no appeal granted by the Supreme Court, or wholly affirmed by the Supreme Court where appeal is granted, the Court in affirming the judgment shall also give judgment in behalf of the Commonwealth against the plaintiff in error for the amount of the costs to be taxed by its clerk.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15181,"edition_id":1,"name":"Exceptions and Writs of Error","identifier":"19","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:45","permalink":{"id":169709,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15181,"identifier":"19","token":"19.2\/19","url":"\/19.2\/19\/","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":67662,"structure_id":15181,"section_number":"19.2-317","catch_line":"When writ of error lies in criminal case for accused; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1984, chapter 703.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81492,"section_number":"17.1-328","catch_line":"Fees charged and collected by Clerk of Supreme Court","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-328\/"},{"id":79019,"section_number":"8.01-675.1","catch_line":"When dismissal final; when reinstated","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-675.1\/"},{"id":64353,"section_number":"8.01-675.2","catch_line":"Rehearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-675.2\/"},{"id":58150,"section_number":"8.01-675.3","catch_line":"Time within which appeal must be taken; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-675.3\/"},{"id":63748,"section_number":"8.01-684","catch_line":"Copies of Court's opinions to be furnished to counsel","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-684\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169763,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63791,"identifier":"19.2-325","token":"19.2\/19\/19.2-325","url":"\/19.2-325\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-325\/","token":"19.2\/19\/19.2-325","dublin_core":{"Title":"Provisions which apply to criminal as well as civil cases; when plaintiff in error unable to pay printing costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-325","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Sections 8.01-675.1<\/a>, 8.01-675.2<\/a>, 8.01-675.3<\/a>, 8.01-684<\/a> and 17.1-328<\/a> shall apply as well to criminal cases as to civil cases. In a felony<\/span> case in the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or the Supreme Court<\/span>, if the plaintiff<\/span> in error files with the Clerk of the Court<\/span> an affidavit<\/span> that he is unable to pay or secure to be paid the costs of printing the record in the case, together with a certificate of the judge<\/span> of the trial<\/span> court<\/span> to the effect that he has investigated the matter and is of opinion<\/span> that the plaintiff<\/span> in error is unable to pay, or secure to be paid, such costs, the printing shall be done as if the costs had been paid and the clerk shall not be required to account for and pay the same into the state treasury. However, if the costs are not paid or secured to be paid and upon the hearing<\/span> of the case the judgment<\/span> of the court<\/span> below is wholly affirmed<\/span> by the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> and no appeal<\/span> granted by the Supreme Court<\/span>, or wholly affirmed<\/span> by the Supreme Court<\/span> where appeal<\/span> is granted, the Court<\/span> in affirming the judgment<\/span> shall also give judgment<\/span> in behalf of the Commonwealth against the plaintiff<\/span> in error for the amount of the costs to be taxed by its clerk.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVISIONS WHICH APPLY TO CRIMINAL AS WELL AS CIVIL CASES; WHEN PLAINTIFF IN\nERROR UNABLE TO PAY PRINTING COSTS (\u00a7 19.2-325)\n\nSections 8.01-675.1, 8.01-675.2, 8.01-675.3, 8.01-684 and 17.1-328 shall apply\nas well to criminal cases as to civil cases. In a felony case in the Court of\nAppeals or the Supreme Court, if the plaintiff in error files with the Clerk of\nthe Court an affidavit that he is unable to pay or secure to be paid the costs\nof printing the record in the case, together with a certificate of the judge of\nthe trial court to the effect that he has investigated the matter and is of\nopinion that the plaintiff in error is unable to pay, or secure to be paid, such\ncosts, the printing shall be done as if the costs had been paid and the clerk\nshall not be required to account for and pay the same into the state treasury.\nHowever, if the costs are not paid or secured to be paid and upon the hearing of\nthe case the judgment of the court below is wholly affirmed by the Court of\nAppeals and no appeal granted by the Supreme Court, or wholly affirmed by the\nSupreme Court where appeal is granted, the Court in affirming the judgment shall\nalso give judgment in behalf of the Commonwealth against the plaintiff in error\nfor the amount of the costs to be taxed by its clerk.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-289; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1984, c. 703.","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}}