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This section shall not prevent any payment under \u00a7 2.2-816, which could have been made if this section had not been enacted.\n\t\tThis section shall not be construed to authorize the payment of any additional compensation to an officer or other employee of the Commonwealth who is compensated for his services exclusively by salary unless it be otherwise expressly provided by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268046,"text":"Whenever in a criminal case an officer or other person renders any service required by law for which no specific compensation is provided, or whenever any other service has been rendered pursuant to the request or prior approval of the court, the court shall allow therefor such sum as it deems reasonable, including mileage at a rate provided by law, and such allowance shall be paid out of the state treasury from the appropriation for criminal charges on the certificate of the court stating the nature of the service. 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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 1972, chapter 719; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62406,"section_number":"19.2-155","catch_line":"Disqualification or temporary disability of attorney for Commonwealth; appointment of substitute; powers, duties and compensation of such appointee","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-155\/"},{"id":60932,"section_number":"19.2-266.4","catch_line":"Expert assistance for indigent defendants","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-266.4\/"},{"id":72387,"section_number":"19.2-330","catch_line":"Compensation to witnesses from out of Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-330\/"},{"id":68670,"section_number":"19.2-334","catch_line":"By whom certificate of allowance to be made; vouchers to accompany it; proof of correctness; what entry to state","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-334\/"},{"id":60462,"section_number":"53.1-84","catch_line":"State funds available to local correctional facilities for operating costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-84\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85359,"section_number":"2.2-816","catch_line":"When Comptroller may refer claim to Governor","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-816\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169949,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74583,"identifier":"19.2-332","token":"19.2\/20\/19.2-332","url":"\/19.2-332\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-332\/","token":"19.2\/20\/19.2-332","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compensation to officer or other person for services not otherwise compensable","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-332","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever in a criminal case an officer or other person renders any service required by law<\/span> for which no specific compensation is provided, or whenever any other service has been rendered pursuant to the request or prior approval of the court<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall allow therefor such sum as it deems reasonable, including mileage at a rate provided by law<\/span>, and such allowance shall be paid out of the state treasury from the appropriation for criminal charges on the certificate of the court<\/span> stating the nature of the service. This section shall not prevent any payment under \u00a7 2.2-816<\/a>, which could have been made if this section had not been enacted.\n\t\tThis section shall not be construed to authorize the payment of any additional compensation to an officer or other employee of the Commonwealth who is compensated for his services exclusively by salary unless it be otherwise expressly provided by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPENSATION TO OFFICER OR OTHER PERSON FOR SERVICES NOT OTHERWISE COMPENSABLE\n(\u00a7 19.2-332)\n\nWhenever in a criminal case an officer or other person renders any service\nrequired by law for which no specific compensation is provided, or whenever any\nother service has been rendered pursuant to the request or prior approval of the\ncourt, the court shall allow therefor such sum as it deems reasonable, including\nmileage at a rate provided by law, and such allowance shall be paid out of the\nstate treasury from the appropriation for criminal charges on the certificate of\nthe court stating the nature of the service. This section shall not prevent any\npayment under \u00a7 2.2-816, which could have been made if this section had not\nbeen enacted.\n\t\tThis section shall not be construed to authorize the payment of any additional\ncompensation to an officer or other employee of the Commonwealth who is\ncompensated for his services exclusively by salary unless it be otherwise\nexpressly provided by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-315; 1960, c. 366; 1972, c. 719; 1975, c. 495.","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}}