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State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Amount | Level of offense | Mandatory | Imposed by | Delegation of authority | |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-279.1 | Additional assessment for electronic summons system. |
Any county, 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 + See morein the district or circuit courts located 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, 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.
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$0 - $5 | All | No | Other | Delegation to municipality |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-299.2(C) | Alcohol and substance abuse screening and assessment for designated Class 1 misdemeanor convictions. |
C. If the screening indicates that the person has a substance abuse or dependence problem, an assessment shall be completed and if the assessment confirms that the person has a + See moresubstance abuse or dependence problem, as a condition of a suspended sentence and probation, the court shall order the person to complete the substance abuse education and intervention component, or both as appropriate, of the local alcohol safety action program or such other agency providing treatment programs or services, if available, such as in the opinion of the court would be best suited to the needs of the person. If the referral is to the local alcohol safety action program, the program may charge a fee for the education and intervention component, or both, not to exceed $300, based upon the defendant's ability to pay.
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$0 - $300 | All | No | Other | Delegation to local alcohol safety action program |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-116.1:02 | Jailer issued identification |
Prior to the release or discharge of any prisoner, if the prisoner does not already possess a government-issued identification card, the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator may issue + See morethat prisoner a special identification card to be given to the prisoner upon his release. The sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator may establish a procedure for securing such identification through the Department of Motor Vehicles. All costs and fees associated with obtaining such special identification card shall be paid by the prisoner.
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Costs and fees of I.D. card
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All | No | Law enforcement | Delegation to Sheriff or jail superintendent/administrator |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-127.2. | Fees for electronic visitation and messaging with prisoners in local correctional facilities. |
Each sheriff or jail superintendent who operates a correctional facility that utilizes an electronic visitation system or electronic messaging system, including Voice-over-Internet Protocol technology and web-based communication systems, for communication + See morebetween prisoners and third parties is authorized to provide for the establishment and collection of a fee for the system utilized.
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Fee for communication system
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All | No | Law enforcement | Delegation to Sheriff or jail superintendent |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-131.1. | Provision for sentencing of person to nonconsecutive days in jail; payment to defray costs; penalty. |
A person sentenced pursuant to this section shall pay an amount to defray the cost of his keep, which amount shall be the actual cost of incarceration but shall not + See moreexceed that amount charged to the Compensation Board for purposes of reimbursement as provided in the general appropriation act. Such amount shall be collected by the sheriff, if he is responsible for operating a jail, or by the regional jail superintendent, and remitted by the sheriff to the treasurer of the appropriate county or city, or by the regional jail superintendent to the regional jail board or authority, solely for the purposes of defraying the costs of such weekend or nonconsecutive incarceration
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Cost of incarceration
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All | Yes | Law enforcement | Delegation to Sheriff or jail superintendent |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-131.2 | Assignment to a home/electronic incarceration program; payment to defray costs; escape; penalty. |
G. The director or administrator of a home/electronic incarceration program shall charge the offender or accused a fee for participating in the program to pay for the cost of home/electronic + See moreincarceration equipment. The offender or accused shall be required to pay the program for any damage to the equipment which is in his possession or for failure to return the equipment to the program.
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cost of home/electronic incarceration equipment
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All | Yes | Law enforcement | Delegation to director or administrator of a home/electronic incarceration program |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-131.3 | Payment of costs associated with prisoners' keep |
Any sheriff or jail superintendent may establish a program to charge inmates a reasonable fee, not to exceed $3 per day, to defray the costs associated with the prisoners' keep. + See moreThe Board shall develop a model plan and adopt regulations for such program, and shall provide assistance, if requested, to the sheriff or jail superintendent in the implementation of such program. Such funds shall be retained in the locality where the funds were collected and shall be used for general jail purposes; however, in the event the jail is a regional jail, funds collected from any such fee shall be retained by the regional jail.
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$0 - $3 | All | No | Law enforcement | Delegation to Sheriff or jail superintendent |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-133.4 | Participant compensation |
In addition, participants working in the jail industry program may have payroll deductions withheld and may be required by the sheriff, jail superintendent or his designee to contribute to victim + See morerestitution funds and to operating costs associated with the jail industry program. The total deductions must not total more than eighty percent of the participant's gross wages. The amount so deducted shall be deposited in the jail industries revenue fund
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Operating cost of jail industry program
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All | No | Law enforcement | Delegation to Sheriff or jail superintendent/designee |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-160.1(D) | Boarding or riding transportation district train without lawful payment of fare; penalty. |
D. Any person who has been convicted of violating subsection C shall be civilly liable to the Commonwealth and the transportation district for all costs incurred in prosecuting such person. + See moreThe costs shall be limited to actual expenses, including the base wage of one employee acting as a witness for the Commonwealth and suit costs, but the total costs recovered shall not exceed the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed for the offense.
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costs incurred in prosecuting, not to exceed maximum fine for the offense
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Other | N/A |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.01(A) | Substance abuse screening and assessment for felony convictions. |
The services agency or program may require the person entering such program or services under the provisions of this section to pay a fee for the education and treatment component, + See moreor both, based upon the defendant's ability to pay.
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a fee for the education and treatment component
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Felony | No | Other | Delegation to services agency or program |
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