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2015 SESSION
Be 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 boundaries where such cases are brought 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 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.