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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 1977, chapter 624; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":248335,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68603,"identifier":"55.1-2833","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2833","url":"\/55.1-2833\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2833\/","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/7\/55.1-2833","dublin_core":{"Title":"Costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2833","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If the <span class=\"dictionary\">petition<\/span> is uncontested, the costs shall be borne by the petitioner; if it is contested, costs shall be awarded to the prevailing <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOSTS (\u00a7 55.1-2833)\n\nIf the petition is uncontested, the costs shall be borne by the petitioner; if\nit is contested, costs shall be awarded to the prevailing party.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-899; 1977, c. 624, \u00a7 55-329; 2019, c. 712.","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}}