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2015 SESSION
15101733DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 17.1-279.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.1-279.1. Additional assessment for electronic summons system.
Any county or, city, or
town, through its governing body,
may assess an additional sum not in excess of $5 as part of the costs in each
criminal or traffic case in the district or circuit courts located within
its the county's or city's boundaries in
which the defendant is charged with a violation of any statute or ordinance, which violation in the case of towns arose within
the town. The imposition of such assessment shall be by
ordinance of the governing body, which may provide for different sums in
circuit courts and district courts. The assessment shall be collected, upon conviction, by the clerk of the court in which the action is filed,
remitted to the treasurer of the appropriate county or, city, or
town, and
held by such treasurer subject to disbursements by the governing body to a
local law-enforcement agency solely to fund software, hardware, and associated
equipment costs for the implementation and maintenance of an electronic summons
system. The imposition of a
town assessment shall replace any county fee
that would otherwise apply.