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2017 SESSION
17102407DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 42.1-70 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 42.1-70. Assessment for law library as part of costs in civil actions; contributions from bar associations.
Any county, city or town may, through its governing body,
assess, as part of the costs incident to each civil action filed in the courts
located within its boundaries, a sum not in excess of four
dollars $7.
The imposition of such assessment shall be by ordinance of the
governing body, which ordinance may provide for different sums in circuit
courts and district courts, and the assessment shall be collected by the clerk
of the court in which the action is filed,
and remitted to the treasurer of such county, city or town and held by such
treasurer subject to disbursements by the governing body for the acquisition of
(i) law books, law periodicals and computer legal research services, computer
terminals for offsite placement to maximize access to the law library by the
public, and (ii) equipment for the
establishment, use and maintenance of a law library which shall be open for the
use of the public at hours convenient to the public. In addition to the
acquisition of law books, law periodicals and computer legal research services
and equipment, the disbursements may include compensation to be paid to
librarians and other necessary staff for the maintenance of such library and
acquisition of suitable quarters for such library. The compensation of such
librarians and the necessary staff and the cost of suitable quarters for such
library shall be fixed by the governing body and paid out of the fund created
by the imposition of such assessment of cost. Such libraries, pursuant to rules
of the Supreme Court and at costs to such libraries, may have access to
computer research services of the State Law Library. Disbursements may be made
to purchase or lease computer terminals for the purpose of retaining such
research services. The assessment provided for herein shall be in addition to all
other costs prescribed by law,
but shall not apply to any action in which the Commonwealth or any political
subdivision thereof or the federal government is a party and in which the costs
are assessed against the Commonwealth, political subdivision thereof, or
federal government. The governing body is authorized to accept contributions to
the fund from any bar association.
Any such library established in the County of Wythe shall be located only in a town which is the seat of the county government.