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2015 SESSION

15103092D
HOUSE BILL NO. 2324
Offered January 22, 2015
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17.1-275.13, relating to the Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy Fund; additional fee.
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Patron-- Yost
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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 the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 17.1-275.13 as follows:

§ 17.1-275.13. Additional fee for Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy Fund.

A. In addition to the fees provided for by §§ 16.1-69.48:1, 16.1-69.48:1.01, 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.5, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, 17.1-275.9, 17.1-275.10, and 17.1-275.11, a fee of $15 upon each felony or misdemeanor conviction shall be assessed as court costs. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy Fund.

B. There is hereby established in the state treasury the Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy Fund (the Fund). Such fund shall consist of all fees collected under this section, moneys appropriated directly to the Fund, and any other grants or gifts made to the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be disbursed in the following manner: by the Department of Criminal Justice Services among the existing 10 regional academies according to the officer population reported to the Department of Criminal Justice Services respectively as of September 30 of each year. No academy may reduce or excuse the current level of local fiscal support that is in place on or before January 1, 2015.