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2003 SESSION
031815778Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 17.1-275.5, 18.2-268.8, and 46.2-341.26:8 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-275.5. Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth.
A. The clerk shall assess, in addition to the fees provided for by §§ 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, or § 17.1-275.9, the following costs:
1. Any amount paid by the Commonwealth for legal representation of the defendant;
2. Any amount paid for trial transcripts;
3. Extradition costs;
4. Costs of psychiatric evaluation;
5. Costs taxed against the defendant as appellant under Rule 5A:30 of the Rules of the Supreme Court;
6. Any fee for a returned check or disallowed credit card charge assessed pursuant to subdivision A 28 of § 17.1-275;
7. Any jury costs;
8. Any assessment made pursuant to subdivision A 10 of § 17.1-275;
9. Any blood withdrawal fees as prescribed in §§ 18.2-268.8 and 46.2-341.26:8;
10. Any court costs related to an ignition interlock device;
11. Any fee for testing for HIV;
12. Any fee for processing an individual admitted to jail as prescribed in § 15.2-1613.1; and
13. Any fee for courthouse security personnel as prescribed in § 53.1-120.
B. The total amount of assessments described in subsection A of this section, including the fees provided for by §§ 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, or § 17.1-275.9, and no other, shall be forthwith docketed by the clerk as a judgment against the defendant in favor of the Commonwealth.
§ 18.2-268.8. Fees.
Payment for withdrawing blood shall not exceed twenty-five dollars $25, which
shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges. If the person whose blood sample was
withdrawn is subsequently convicted for a violation of § 18.2-266 or §
18.2-266.1 or of a similar ordinance, or is placed under the purview of a probational,
educational, or rehabilitational program as set forth in § 18.2-271.1, the
amount charged by the person withdrawing the sample shall be taxed as part of
the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the
state treasury.
Approved laboratories determining the alcohol content of the second blood
sample shall be allowed a fee not to exceed the amount established on the
Division's fee schedule and shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal
charges. Payment for determining the presence of a drug or drugs in the second
sample may not exceed the amount established on the Division's fee schedule and
shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges.
If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for
violation of § 18.2-266 or § 18.2-266.1 or a similar ordinance, (i) the fee
paid by the Commonwealth to the laboratory for testing the second blood sample
and (ii) a fee of twenty-five dollars for testing the first blood sample by the
Division shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be
paid into the general fund of the state treasury. Payment for determining the
presence of a drug or drugs in the second sample may not exceed the amount
established on the Division's fee schedule and shall be paid out of the
appropriation for criminal charges.
If the person charged with a violation of § 18.2-266 or § 18.2-266.1 or of a
similar ordinance is subsequently convicted of such an offense, regardless of [
whether when ] a breath or blood sample is taken, a fee of [ $100 $50 ] shall
be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general
fund of the state treasury.
§ 46.2-341.26:8. Fees.
Payment for withdrawing blood shall not exceed twenty-five dollars $25, which
shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges. Laboratories determining the alcohol
content of the second blood sample shall be allowed no more than twenty-five
dollars $25, which shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges.
Payment for determining the presence of a drug or drugs in the second sample may not exceed the
amount established on the Division's fee schedule and shall be paid out of the
appropriation for criminal charges.
If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for violation of § 46.2-341.24 or § 46.2-341.31, any fees paid by the Commonwealth to the person withdrawing the sample and to the laboratory for testing the blood sample shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.
If the person charged with a violation of § 46.2-341.24 or § 46.2-341.31 is
subsequently convicted of such an offense, regardless of [ whether when ] a
breath or blood sample is taken, a fee of [ $100 $50 ] shall be taxed as part
of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the
state treasury.