Virginia Statutes
§ 19.2-339 — Word "fine" construed
Virginia § 19.2-339
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 21RECOVERY OF FINES AND PENALTIES
Art. 1PROCEEDINGS TO RECOVER
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-339 (2026).
Text
Whenever the word "fine" is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to refer solely to the pecuniary penalty imposed by a court or jury upon a defendant who has been found guilty of a crime. The word "fine" shall not include other forfeitures, penalties, costs, amercements or the like, even though they follow as a consequence of conviction of crime.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 19.1-323; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 19.2-339, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/19.2/19.2-339.