                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PAYMENT OF FILING FEES AND COSTS BY PRISONERS; WHEN IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS
GRANTED (§ 8.01-691)

A prisoner seeking in forma pauperis status shall provide the court with a
certified copy of his inmate trust account for the preceding twelve months. Any
prisoner granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis shall nonetheless make
payments, in equal installments as the court directs, towards satisfaction of
the filing fee and costs. If the court determines the prisoner has had no
deposits in his inmate trust account for the preceding six months, the court
shall permit the prisoner to proceed without paying the filing fee and costs.
However, the filing fee and costs shall be taxed as costs at the end of the
case. Any prisoner failing to make any payment when due shall have his case
dismissed without prejudice.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 871.