Collection and Disposition of Fines

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Collection and Disposition of Fines.” It is part of Chapter 21 “Recovery of Fines and Penalties”, which is part of Title 19.2 “Criminal Procedure”. It contains 12 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 12 sections.

§ 19.2-348	Attorneys for Commonwealth or clerks to superintend issue of executions, etc
§ 19.2-349	Responsibility for collections; clerks to report unsatisfied fines, etc.; duty of attorneys for Commonwealth; duties of Department of Taxation
§ 19.2-349.1	Receipt of unpaid fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, or restitution by Department of Motor Vehicles
§ 19.2-350	When sheriff not to receive fines
§ 19.2-351	How fines disposed of; informer
§ 19.2-352	Officers to pay fines to clerks; default; forfeiture, etc
§ 19.2-353	Certain fines paid into Literary Fund
§ 19.2-353.1	Fieri facias and proceedings thereon
§ 19.2-353.2	Repealed
§ 19.2-353.3	Acceptance of checks and credit or debit cards in lieu of money; additional fee
§ 19.2-353.4	Repealed
§ 19.2-353.5	Interest on fines and costs