2025 SESSION

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER

An Act 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.

[H 1886]

Approved

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 impose upon the defendant costs. However, a court shall not enter a judgment of guilt against such defendant solely for his failure to pay such costs or other fees but shall comply with the terms agreed upon for the deferral if all other terms and conditions of such agreement are satisfied, provided that such costs or other fees remain due.