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In all cases in which the Governor shall remit a fine or penalty he shall issue his order to the clerk of the court by which such fine or penalty was imposed; or if such fine or penalty was imposed by a court not of record, to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which the judge of such court not of record holds office, and such court shall, at its next term, or immediately, if then in session, cause such order to be spread upon the law order book of its court; and the clerk of such court shall immediately, upon the receipt of such order, mark the judgment for such fine or penalty, and costs, or so much thereof as the person may have been relieved of, “remitted by the Governor,” upon the Judgment Lien Docket of the court of the county or city in which it may have been recorded. The Governor shall communicate to the General Assembly at each session the particulars of every case of fine or penalty remitted, with his reason for remitting the same.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266040,"text":"Whenever application shall be made to the Governor by or on behalf of any person desiring to be relieved, in whole or in part, of any such fine or penalty, the petition, answer, certificate of facts, and opinion of the court provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-364, 19.2-365 and 19.2-366, duly authenticated by the clerk of the court, shall accompany the application, which shall be in writing. In all cases in which the Governor shall remit a fine or penalty he shall issue his order to the clerk of the court by which such fine or penalty was imposed; or if such fine or penalty was imposed by a court not of record, to the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which the judge of such court not of record holds office, and such court shall, at its next term, or immediately, if then in session, cause such order to be spread upon the law order book of its court; and the clerk of such court shall immediately, upon the receipt of such order, mark the judgment for such fine or penalty, and costs, or so much thereof as the person may have been relieved of, “remitted by the Governor,” upon the Judgment Lien Docket of the court of the county or city in which it may have been recorded. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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":[{"id":79263,"section_number":"19.2-363","catch_line":"Authority of Governor to grant relief from fines and penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-363\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81604,"section_number":"19.2-364","catch_line":"Petition for relief; in what court filed; notice to attorney for Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-364\/"},{"id":87306,"section_number":"19.2-365","catch_line":"Duties of attorney for Commonwealth upon filing of such petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-365\/"},{"id":61289,"section_number":"19.2-366","catch_line":"Duty of court in which petition filed; certificate and opinion","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-366\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73969,"identifier":"19.2-368","token":"19.2\/21\/6\/19.2-368","url":"\/19.2-368\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-368\/","token":"19.2\/21\/6\/19.2-368","dublin_core":{"Title":"Course of proceeding when relief asked of the Governor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-368","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever application shall be made to the Governor by or on behalf of any person desiring to be relieved, in whole or in part, of any such fine or penalty<\/span>, the petition<\/span>, answer, certificate of facts<\/span>, and opinion<\/span> of the court<\/span> provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-364<\/a>, 19.2-365<\/a> and 19.2-366<\/a>, duly authenticated by the clerk of the court<\/span>, shall accompany the application, which shall be in writing. In all cases in which the Governor shall remit a fine or penalty<\/span> he shall issue<\/span> his order<\/span> to the clerk of the court<\/span> by which such fine or penalty<\/span> was imposed; or if such fine or penalty<\/span> was imposed by a court<\/span> not of record, to the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the judge<\/span> of such court<\/span> not of record holds office, and such court<\/span> shall, at its next term, or immediately, if then in session, cause such order<\/span> to be spread upon the law<\/span> order<\/span> book of its court<\/span>; and the clerk of such court<\/span> shall immediately, upon the receipt of such order<\/span>, mark the judgment for such fine or penalty<\/span>, and costs, or so much thereof as the person may have been relieved of, “remitted by the Governor,” upon the Judgment Lien Docket<\/span> of the court<\/span> of the county or city in which it may have been recorded. The Governor shall communicate to the General Assembly at each session the particulars of every case of fine or penalty<\/span> remitted, with his reason for remitting the same.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURSE OF PROCEEDING WHEN RELIEF ASKED OF THE GOVERNOR (\u00a7 19.2-368)\n\nWhenever application shall be made to the Governor by or on behalf of any person\ndesiring to be relieved, in whole or in part, of any such fine or penalty, the\npetition, answer, certificate of facts, and opinion of the court provided for in\n\u00a7\u00a7 19.2-364, 19.2-365 and 19.2-366, duly authenticated by the clerk of the\ncourt, shall accompany the application, which shall be in writing. In all cases\nin which the Governor shall remit a fine or penalty he shall issue his order to\nthe clerk of the court by which such fine or penalty was imposed; or if such\nfine or penalty was imposed by a court not of record, to the clerk of the\ncircuit court of the county or city in which the judge of such court not of\nrecord holds office, and such court shall, at its next term, or immediately, if\nthen in session, cause such order to be spread upon the law order book of its\ncourt; and the clerk of such court shall immediately, upon the receipt of such\norder, mark the judgment for such fine or penalty, and costs, or so much thereof\nas the person may have been relieved of, “remitted by the Governor,”\nupon the Judgment Lien Docket of the court of the county or city in which it may\nhave been recorded. The Governor shall communicate to the General Assembly at\neach session the particulars of every case of fine or penalty remitted, with his\nreason for remitting the same.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-357; 1960, c. 366; 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}}