                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

JUDGMENT OF COURT OR JUDGE TRYING IT; PAYMENT OF COSTS AND EXPENSES WHEN
PETITION DENIED (§ 8.01-662)

After hearing the matter both upon the response and any other evidence, the
court shall either discharge or remand the petitioner, grant him any other
relief to which he is entitled, or admit him to bail and adjudge the cost of the
proceeding, including the charge for transporting the prisoner, provided,
however, that if the petition is denied, the costs and expenses of the
proceeding and the attorney fees of any attorney appointed to represent the
petitioner shall be assessed against the petitioner. If such cost, expenses, and
fees are collected, they shall be paid to the Commonwealth.
		When relief is granted upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the order
granting relief on the writ shall be served on the respondent and the
petitioner. Service may, in the court&#8217;s discretion, be accomplished by
personal service or by transmitting a certified copy of the order to the parties
via regular or certified mail, a third-party commercial carrier, or electronic
delivery.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 8-603; 1968, c. 482; 1977, c. 617; 2019, cc. 8, 48.