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1997 SESSION
973573726Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 14.1-133.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 14.1-133.2. Assessment for courthouse construction, renovation or maintenance.
Any county or city, through its governing body, may assess a sum not in excess
of two four dollars as part of the costs in (i) each
civil action filed in the district or circuit courts located within its
boundaries (ii) each criminal or traffic case in its district or circuit court
in which the defendant is charged with a violation of any statute or ordinance.
The total assessments authorized by any county or city in a civil action
pursuant to this section and § 42.1-70 shall not exceed
four six dollars. If a town provides court facilities for
a county, the governing body of the county shall return to the town a portion
of the assessments collected based on the number of civil, criminal and traffic
cases originating and heard in 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 by the clerk of the court in which the action is filed, remitted to the treasurer of the appropriate county or city and held by such treasurer subject to disbursements by the governing body for the construction, renovation, or maintenance of courthouse or jail and court-related facilities and to defray increases in the cost of heating, cooling, electricity, and ordinary maintenance.
The assessment provided for herein shall be in addition to any other fees prescribed by law.