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I, cc. 524, 542.","full_text":"When any statute or ordinance prescribes a fine, unless it is otherwise expressly provided or would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly, it shall be paid to the Commonwealth if prescribed by a statute and recoverable by presentment, indictment, information, or warrant and paid to the locality if prescribed by an ordinance and recoverable by warrant. Whenever any warrant or summons is issued pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-72 or 19.2-74 for an offense in violation of any county, city, or town ordinance that is similar to any provision of this Code, and such warrant or summons references the offense using both the citation corresponding to the county, city, or town ordinance and the specific provision of this Code, any fine prescribed by the county, city, or town ordinance shall be paid to the locality. Fines imposed and costs taxed in a criminal or traffic prosecution, including a prosecution for a violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1220, for committing an offense shall constitute a judgment and, if not paid at the time they are imposed, execution may issue thereon in the same manner as upon any other monetary judgment, subject to the period of limitations provided by \u00a7 19.2-341.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241936,"text":"When any statute or ordinance prescribes a fine, unless it is otherwise expressly provided or would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly, it shall be paid to the Commonwealth if prescribed by a statute and recoverable by presentment, indictment, information, or warrant and paid to the locality if prescribed by an ordinance and recoverable by warrant. 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Fines imposed and costs taxed in a criminal or traffic prosecution, including a prosecution for a violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1220, for committing an offense shall constitute a judgment and, if not paid at the time they are imposed, execution may issue thereon in the same manner as upon any other monetary judgment, subject to the period of limitations provided by \u00a7 19.2-341.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16060,"edition_id":1,"name":"Proceedings to Recover","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14348,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:04:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:04:56","permalink":{"id":169979,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16060,"identifier":"1","token":"19.2\/21\/1","url":"\/19.2\/21\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14348,"edition_id":1,"name":"Recovery of Fines and Penalties","identifier":"21","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:50","permalink":{"id":169977,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14348,"identifier":"21","token":"19.2\/21","url":"\/19.2\/21\/","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":77280,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-339","catch_line":"Word \"fine\" construed","url":"\/19.2-339\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-339","metadata":false},{"id":66716,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-340","catch_line":"Fines; how recovered; in what name","url":"\/19.2-340\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-340","metadata":false},{"id":63097,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-340.1","catch_line":"Disposition of fines in criminal cases","url":"\/19.2-340.1\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-340.1","metadata":false},{"id":84177,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-341","catch_line":"Penalties other than fines; how recovered; in what name; limitation of actions","url":"\/19.2-341\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-341","metadata":false},{"id":77147,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-342","catch_line":"Where and in what court proceeding to be","url":"\/19.2-342\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-342","metadata":false},{"id":68763,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-343","catch_line":"Reserved","url":"\/19.2-343\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-343","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":77280,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-339","catch_line":"Word \"fine\" construed","url":"\/19.2-339\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-339","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":63097,"structure_id":16060,"section_number":"19.2-340.1","catch_line":"Disposition of fines in criminal cases","url":"\/19.2-340.1\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-340.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-340\/","history_text":"

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 1995, chapter 438<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84177,"section_number":"19.2-341","catch_line":"Penalties other than fines; how recovered; in what name; limitation of actions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-341\/"},{"id":56060,"section_number":"19.2-72","catch_line":"When it may issue; what to recite and require","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-72\/"},{"id":57508,"section_number":"19.2-74","catch_line":"Issuance and service of summons in place of warrant in misdemeanor case; issuance of summons by special conservators of the peace","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-74\/"},{"id":59917,"section_number":"46.2-1220","catch_line":"Parking, stopping, and standing regulations in counties, cities, or towns; parking meters; presumption as to violation of ordinances; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1220\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169985,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66716,"identifier":"19.2-340","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-340","url":"\/19.2-340\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-340\/","token":"19.2\/21\/1\/19.2-340","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fines; how recovered; in what name","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-340","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any statute<\/span> or ordinance<\/span> prescribes a fine, unless it is otherwise expressly provided or would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly, it shall be paid to the Commonwealth if prescribed by a statute<\/span> and recoverable by presentment<\/span>, indictment<\/span>, information, or warrant and paid to the locality if prescribed by an ordinance<\/span> and recoverable by warrant. Whenever any warrant or summons<\/span> is issued pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-72<\/a> or 19.2-74<\/a> for an offense<\/span> in violation of any county, city, or town ordinance<\/span> that is similar to any provision of this Code, and such warrant or summons<\/span> references the offense<\/span> using both the citation<\/span> corresponding to the county, city, or town ordinance<\/span> and the specific provision of this Code, any fine prescribed by the county, city, or town ordinance<\/span> shall be paid to the locality. Fines imposed and costs taxed in a criminal or traffic prosecution<\/span>, including a prosecution<\/span> for a violation of an ordinance<\/span> adopted pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1220<\/a>, for committing an offense<\/span> shall constitute a judgment<\/span> and, if not paid at the time they are imposed, execution may issue<\/span> thereon in the same manner as upon any other monetary judgment<\/span>, subject to the period of limitations provided by \u00a7 19.2-341<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINES; HOW RECOVERED; IN WHAT NAME (\u00a7 19.2-340)\n\nWhen any statute or ordinance prescribes a fine, unless it is otherwise\nexpressly provided or would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the\nGeneral Assembly, it shall be paid to the Commonwealth if prescribed by a\nstatute and recoverable by presentment, indictment, information, or warrant and\npaid to the locality if prescribed by an ordinance and recoverable by warrant.\nWhenever any warrant or summons is issued pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-72 or 19.2-74 for\nan offense in violation of any county, city, or town ordinance that is similar\nto any provision of this Code, and such warrant or summons references the\noffense using both the citation corresponding to the county, city, or town\nordinance and the specific provision of this Code, any fine prescribed by the\ncounty, city, or town ordinance shall be paid to the locality. Fines imposed and\ncosts taxed in a criminal or traffic prosecution, including a prosecution for a\nviolation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1220, for committing an\noffense shall constitute a judgment and, if not paid at the time they are\nimposed, execution may issue thereon in the same manner as upon any other\nmonetary judgment, subject to the period of limitations provided by \u00a7 19.2-341.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-324; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1995, c. 438; 2021,\nSp. Sess. I, cc. 524, 542.","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}}