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The fee shall be ordered as a part of court costs collected by the clerk, deposited into the account of the treasurer of the county or city and shall be used by the local sheriff’s office to defray the costs of processing arrested persons into local or regional jails. If processing costs are incurred by a regional jail rather than a local sheriff’s office, the fees collected pursuant to such ordinance may be used by the regional jail to defray the costs of processing arrested persons. Where costs are incurred by a sheriff’s office and a regional jail the fees collected pursuant to such ordinance may be divided proportionately as determined by the local governing body or bodies, between the sheriff’s office and the regional jail. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 840<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2003, chapter 623<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 300<\/a> and 664<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":350061,"section_number":"17.1-275.5","catch_line":"Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.5\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1380435,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347446,"identifier":"15.2-1613.1","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1613.1","url":"\/15.2-1613.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1613.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/16\/3\/15.2-1613.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Processing fee may be imposed on certain individuals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1613.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any county<\/span> or city<\/span> may by ordinance<\/span> authorize a processing fee not to exceed $25 on any individual admitted to a county<\/span>, city<\/span>, or regional jail following conviction<\/span>. The fee shall be ordered as a part of court<\/span> costs collected by the clerk, deposited into the account of the treasurer of the county<\/span> or city<\/span> and shall be used by the local sheriff’s office to defray the costs of processing arrested persons into local or regional jails. If processing costs are incurred by a regional jail rather than a local sheriff’s office, the fees collected pursuant to such ordinance<\/span> may be used by the regional jail to defray the costs of processing arrested persons. Where costs are incurred by a sheriff’s office and a regional jail the fees collected pursuant to such ordinance<\/span> may be divided proportionately as determined by the local governing body<\/span> or bodies, between the sheriff’s office and the regional jail. Where costs are incurred by a police department for booking or fingerprinting services, the fees collected pursuant to such ordinance<\/span> may be divided proportionately as determined by the local governing body<\/span> or bodies, between the sheriff’s office and the police department.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCESSING FEE MAY BE IMPOSED ON CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS (\u00a7 15.2-1613.1)\n\nAny county or city may by ordinance authorize a processing fee not to exceed $25\non any individual admitted to a county, city, or regional jail following\nconviction. The fee shall be ordered as a part of court costs collected by the\nclerk, deposited into the account of the treasurer of the county or city and\nshall be used by the local sheriff’s office to defray the costs of\nprocessing arrested persons into local or regional jails. If processing costs\nare incurred by a regional jail rather than a local sheriff’s office, the\nfees collected pursuant to such ordinance may be used by the regional jail to\ndefray the costs of processing arrested persons. Where costs are incurred by a\nsheriff’s office and a regional jail the fees collected pursuant to such\nordinance may be divided proportionately as determined by the local governing\nbody or bodies, between the sheriff’s office and the regional jail. Where\ncosts are incurred by a police department for booking or fingerprinting\nservices, the fees collected pursuant to such ordinance may be divided\nproportionately as determined by the local governing body or bodies, between the\nsheriff’s office and the police department.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 840; 2003, c. 623; 2011, cc. 300, 664.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}