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What is so taxed for fees of, or allowance to, any person, shall be paid by the sheriff or officer who may receive such costs into the state treasury.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1305060,"text":"In a case wherein there is judgment or decree on behalf of the Commonwealth for costs, there shall be taxed in the costs the charge actually incurred to give any notice, although it be more than fifty cents; and the fees of attorneys and other officers for services, and allowances for attendance, as if such fees and allowances were payable out of the state treasury. 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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 1964, chapter 386; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1390963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350205,"identifier":"17.1-628","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-628","url":"\/17.1-628\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-628\/","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-628","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judgment or decree for costs on behalf of Commonwealth; costs to be paid into state treasury","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-628","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In a case wherein there is <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">decree<\/span> on behalf of the Commonwealth for costs, there shall be taxed in the costs the charge actually incurred to give any notice, although it be more than fifty cents; and the fees of attorneys and other officers for services, and allowances for attendance, as if such fees and allowances were payable out of the state treasury. 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What is so taxed for fees of,\nor allowance to, any person, shall be paid by the sheriff or officer who may\nreceive such costs into the state treasury.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-196; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-200; 1998, c. 872.","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"}}