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1998 SESSION
983189146Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 37.1-89 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 37.1-89. Fees and expenses.
Any special justice as defined in § 37.1-88 and any district court
substitute judge who presides over hearings pursuant to the provisions of
§§ 37.1-67.1 through 37.1-67.4 shall receive a fee of
fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents $115 for each
commitment hearing and his necessary mileage. Any special justice and any
district court substitute judge who presides over a hearing shall receive a fee
of twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents
fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents for each certification
hearing and each order under § 37.1-134.5 ruling on competency or
treatment and his necessary mileage. Every physician, psychologist, or other
mental health professional, or interpreter for the deaf appointed pursuant to
§ 37.1-67.5 who is not regularly employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia
who is required to serve as a witness or as an interpreter for the Commonwealth
in any proceeding under this chapter shall receive a fee of fifty
dollars $100 and his necessary expenses for each
commitment hearing in which he serves. Every physician, clinical psychologist
or interpreter for the deaf appointed pursuant to § 37.1-67.5 who is not
regularly employed by the Commonwealth and who is required to serve as a
witness or as an interpreter for the Commonwealth in any proceeding under this
chapter shall receive a fee of twenty-five fifty dollars
and necessary expenses for each certification hearing in which he serves. Other
witnesses regularly summoned before a judge under the provisions of this
chapter shall receive such compensation for their attendance and mileage as is
allowed witnesses summoned to testify before grand juries. Every attorney
appointed under § 37.1-65.1 or §§ 37.1-67.1 through 37.1-67.4
shall receive a fee of fifty dollars $100 and
his necessary expenses for each commitment hearing. Every attorney appointed
shall receive a fee of twenty-five fifty dollars and his
necessary expenses for each certification hearing and each proceeding under
§ 37.1-134.5. Except as hereinafter provided, all expenses incurred,
including the fees, attendance and mileage aforesaid, shall be paid by the
Commonwealth. Any such fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with an
examination or hearing for an admission pursuant to § 37.1-65.1 or
§§ 37.1-67.1 through 37.1-67.4 in carrying out the provisions of this
chapter or in connection with a proceeding under § 37.1-134.5, when paid
by the Commonwealth, shall be recoverable by the Commonwealth from the person
who is the subject of the examination, hearing or proceeding, or from his
estate. Such collection or recovery may be undertaken by the Department. All
such fees, costs and expenses, if collected or recovered by the Department,
shall be refunded to the Commonwealth. No such fees or costs shall be
recovered, however, from the person who is the subject of the examination or
his estate when no good cause for his admission exists or when the recovery
would create an undue financial hardship.