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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377808</law_id><section_number>8.01-691</section_number><catch_line>Payment of filing fees and costs by prisoners; when in forma pauperis status granted</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="63" identifier="27">Virginia Prisoner Litigation Reform Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A prisoner seeking <span class="dictionary">in forma pauperis</span> status shall provide the <span class="dictionary">court</span> with a certified copy of his inmate trust account for the preceding twelve months. Any prisoner granted leave to proceed <span class="dictionary">in forma pauperis</span> shall nonetheless make payments, in equal installments as the <span class="dictionary">court</span> directs, towards satisfaction of the filing fee and costs. If the <span class="dictionary">court</span> determines the prisoner has had no deposits in his inmate trust account for the preceding six months, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall permit the prisoner to proceed without paying the filing fee and costs. However, the filing fee and costs shall be taxed as costs at the end of the case. Any prisoner failing to make any payment when due shall have his case dismissed without prejudice.</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 871.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
