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It has been modified 2 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65492,"section_number":"19.2-358","catch_line":"Procedure on default in deferred payment or installment payment of fine, costs, forfeiture, restitution or penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-358\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67225,"identifier":"19.2-362","token":"19.2\/21\/6\/19.2-362","url":"\/19.2-362\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-362\/","token":"19.2\/21\/6\/19.2-362","dublin_core":{"Title":"Court not to remit fine or penalty, other than fine for contempt, except as provided in \u00a7 19.2-358","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-362","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall remit any fine or <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span>, except for a <span class=\"dictionary\">contempt<\/span>, which the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> during the same term may remit either wholly or in part, and except as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Procedure on default in deferred payment or installment payment of fine, costs, forfeiture, restitution or penalty\" href=\"\/19.2-358\/\">19.2-358<\/a>. This section shall not impair the judicial power of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> to set aside a <span class=\"dictionary\">verdict<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span>, or to grant a new <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURT NOT TO REMIT FINE OR PENALTY, OTHER THAN FINE FOR CONTEMPT, EXCEPT AS\nPROVIDED IN \u00a7 19.2-358 (\u00a7 19.2-362)\n\nNo court shall remit any fine or penalty, except for a contempt, which the court\nduring the same term may remit either wholly or in part, and except as provided\nin \u00a7 19.2-358. This section shall not impair the judicial power of the court to\nset aside a verdict or judgment, or to grant a new trial.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-351; 1960, c. 366; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 250; 1975, c.\n495.","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}}