2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25101373D

HOUSE BILL NO. 1886

Offered January 13, 2025

Prefiled January 6, 2025

A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-303.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to payment of costs when proceedings deferred and defendant placed on probation.

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Patrons—McClure, Clark, Henson, Jones, Martinez and Mundon King

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 19.2-303.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 19.2-303.4. Payment of costs when proceedings deferred and defendant placed on probation.

A circuit or district court, which has deferred further proceedings, without entering a judgment of guilt, and placed a defendant on probation subject to terms and conditions pursuant to § 4.1-305, 16.1-278.8, 16.1-278.9, 18.2-57.3, 18.2-61, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, 18.2-251, 19.2-298.02, 19.2-303.2, or 19.2-303.6 shall may impose upon the defendant costs. However, no court shall require such costs to be paid in full as a condition for the dismissal of the proceedings in a criminal case.