Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7194117.1-600Laws of costs not penal; discretion of courts of equity202516.1-69.48:4Courts of RecordCosts Generally

The laws of costs shall not be interpreted as penal laws; nor shall anything in this chapter take away or abridge the discretion of a court of equity over the subject of costs, except as provided in § 17.1-604.

Code 1950, § 14-174; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-177; 1998, c. 872.