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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-303.4 — Payment of costs when proceedings deferred
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 1: General Provisions, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-303.4
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
A. A circuit or district court that has deferred further proceedings without entering a judgment of guilt and imposed on a defendant terms and conditions pursuant to § 4.1-305 , 16.1-278.8 , 16.1-278.9 , 18.2-57.3 , 18.2-61 , 18.2-67.1 , 18.2-67.2 , 18.2-251 , 19.2-298.02 , 19.2-303.2 , or 19.2-303.6 shall also impose upon the defendant costs.
B. For any deferral entered into on or after July 1, 2026, pursuant to § 4.1-305 , 16.1-278.8 , 16.1-278.9 , 18.2-57.3 , 18.2-61 , 18.2-67.1 , 18.2-67.2 , 18.2-251 , 19.2-298.02 , 19.2-303.2 , or 19.2-303.6 , the court shall not require the defendant to pay such costs or other fees imposed pursuant to subsection A as a term or condition of his deferral. Upon fulfillment of all other terms and conditions, the court shall adjudicate the matter consistent with the agreement of the parties or, if none, by conviction of an alternative charge or dismissal of the case. However, such costs and other fees shall remain due until paid, and all methods of payment and collection already available at law to satisfy or collect any outstanding costs or other fees shall remain available to such court after the underlying case against the defendant has been adjudicated or dismissed.
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