SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2012 SESSION
12104306DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 19.2-340.1 as follows:
§ 19.2-340.1. Disposition of fines in criminal cases.
A. In a county, city, or town whose governing body lawfully adopts an ordinance that imposes a criminal penalty, all fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person for a violation of the ordinance shall be paid into the county, city, or town treasury. Fees shall be disposed of according to law.
B. When a law-enforcement officer of (i) the Department of State Police or (ii) any other division of the state government makes an arrest or issues a summons for a violation of a provision of the Code of Virginia, the person arrested or summoned shall be charged with and tried for a violation of that Code provision and shall not be charged with and tried for a substantially similar local ordinance. All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon forfeiture of bail of any person so arrested or summoned shall be credited to the Literary Fund.