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2001 SESSION

019217836
HOUSE BILL NO. 2578
Offered January 10, 2001
Prefiled January 10, 2001
A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-305.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to when interest paid on an award of restitution.
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Patron-- McDonnell
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 19.2-305.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 19.2-305.4. When interest to be paid on award of restitution.

The court, when ordering restitution pursuant to § 19.2-305 or § 19.2-305.1, may provide in the order for interest on the amount so ordered from the date of the loss or damage at the rate specified in § 6.1-330.54. If the order does not specifiy that the interest shall accrue from the date of the loss or damage, the interest shall automatically accrue from the date of the sentencing order.