                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FIXED MISDEMEANOR FEE (§ 17.1-275.7)

In circuit court, upon (i) conviction of any and each misdemeanor, not
originally charged as a felony; (ii) a deferred disposition of proceedings in
the case of any and each misdemeanor not originally charged as a felony and
deferred pursuant to the terms and conditions of § 4.1-305, 16.1-278.8,
16.1-278.9, 18.2-57.3, 19.2-298.02, 19.2-303.2, or 19.2-303.6; (iii) any and
each conviction of a traffic infraction or referral to a driver improvement
clinic or traffic school in lieu of a finding of guilt for a traffic infraction;
or (iv) proof of compliance with law under §§ 46.2-104 and 46.2-1158.02, there
shall be assessed as court costs a fee of $80, to be known as the fixed
misdemeanor fee. However, this section shall not apply to those proceedings
provided for in § 17.1-275.8. This fee shall be in addition to any fee assessed
in the district court.
		The amount collected, in whole or in part, for the fixed misdemeanor fee shall
be apportioned, as provided by law, to the following funds in the fractional
amounts designated:

1. Sentencing/supervision fee (General Fund) (.0125000);

2. Witness expenses/expert witness fee (General Fund)(.0250000);

3. Virginia Crime Victim-Witness Fund (.0375000);

4. Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdiction Fund (.0500000);

5. Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (.2500000);

6. Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Fund (state share) (.0937500);

7. Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Fund (local share) (.0937500);

8. Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund (.0125000);

9. Warrant fee, as prescribed by &#xA7; 17.1-272 (.1500000);

10. Courthouse Construction/Maintenance Fund (.0250000); and

11. Clerk of the circuit court (.2500000).

HISTORY: 2002, c. 831; 2003, c. 1039; 2005, c. 631; 2009, c. 756; 2011, cc. 283,
565; 2020, c. 1004; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 21.