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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. The clerk shall assess, in addition to the fees provided for by § 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, 17.1-275.9, 17.1-275.10, 17.1-275.11, 17.1-275.11:1, or 17.1-275.12, the following costs:
1. Any amount paid by the Commonwealth for legal representation of the defendant;
2. Any amount paid for trial transcripts;
3. Extradition costs;
4. Costs of psychiatric evaluation;
5. Costs taxed against the defendant as appellant under Rule 5A:30 of the Rules of the Supreme Court;
6. Any fee for a returned check or disallowed credit card charge assessed pursuant to subdivision A 28 of § 17.1-275;
7. Any jury costs;
8. Any assessment made pursuant to subdivision A 10 of § 17.1-275;
9. Any fees prescribed in §§ 18.2-268.8 and 46.2-341.26:8;
10. Any court costs related to an ignition interlock device;
11. Any fee for testing for HIV;
12. Any fee for processing an individual admitted to jail as prescribed in § 15.2-1613.1;
13. Any fee for courthouse security personnel as prescribed in § 53.1-120;
14. Any fee for a DNA sample as prescribed in § 19.2-310.2;
15. Reimbursement to the Commonwealth of medical fees as prescribed in § 19.2-165.1;
16. Any fee for a local criminal justice training academy as prescribed in § 9.1-106;
17. Any fee prescribed by §§ 16.1-69.48:1.01 and 17.1-275.11;
18. Any expenses charged pursuant to subsection B or F of § 19.2-187.1; and
19. Any fee for an electronic summons system as prescribed in § 17.1-279.1.
B. The total amount of assessments described in subsection A, including (i) the fees provided for by § 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.3, 17.1-275.4, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.8, 17.1-275.9, 17.1-275.10, 17.1-275.11, 17.1-275.11:1, or 17.1-275.12 and (ii) all other fines and costs, shall be docketed by the clerk as a judgment against the defendant in favor of the Commonwealth in accordance with § 8.01-446.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 17.1. Courts of Record § 17.1-275.5. Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-17-1-courts-of-record/va-code-sect-17-1-275-5/
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