# Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-275.5: Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T17.1_C2_A7_S17.1-275.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-275.5
- **Heading:** Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 17.1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 17.1-275.5

## Text

A. The clerk shall assess, in addition to the fees provided for by § 17.1-275.1 , 17.1-275.2 , 17.1-275.3 , 17.1-275.4 , 17.1-275.7 , 17.1-275.8 , 17.1-275.9 , 17.1-275.10 , 17.1-275.11 , 17.1-275.11:1 , or 17.1-275.12 , the following costs:

1. Any amount paid by the Commonwealth for legal representation of the defendant;

2. Any amount paid for trial transcripts;

3. Extradition costs;

4. Costs of psychiatric evaluation;

5. Costs taxed against the defendant as appellant under Rule 5A:30 of the Rules of the Supreme Court;

6. Any fee for a returned check or disallowed credit card charge assessed pursuant to subdivision A 28 of § 17.1-275 ;

7. Any jury costs;

8. Any assessment made pursuant to subdivision A 10 of § 17.1-275 ;

9. Any fees prescribed in §§ 18.2-268.8 and 46.2-341.26:8 ;

10. Any court costs related to an ignition interlock device;

11. Any fee for testing for HIV;

12. Any fee for processing an individual admitted to jail as prescribed in § 15.2-1613.1 ;

13. Any fee for courthouse security personnel as prescribed in § 53.1-120 ;

14. Any fee for a DNA sample as prescribed in § 19.2-310.2 ;

15. Reimbursement to the Commonwealth of medical fees as prescribed in § 19.2-165.1 ;

16. Any fee for a local criminal justice training academy as prescribed in § 9.1-106 ;

17. Any fee prescribed by §§ 16.1-69.48:1 .01 and 17.1-275.11 ;

18. Any expenses charged pursuant to subsection B or F of § 19.2-187.1 ; and

19. Any fee for an electronic summons system as prescribed in § 17.1-279.1 .

B. The total amount of assessments described in subsection A, including (i) the fees provided for by § 17.1-275.1 , 17.1-275.2 , 17.1-275.3 , 17.1-275.4 , 17.1-275.7 , 17.1-275.8 , 17.1-275.9 , 17.1-275.10 , 17.1-275.11 , 17.1-275.11:1 , or 17.1-275.12 and (ii) all other fines and costs, shall be docketed by the clerk as a judgment against the defendant in favor of the Commonwealth in accordance with § 8.01-446 .

1999, c. 9 ; 2002, c. 831 ; 2003, cc. 1001 , 1022 , 1039 ; 2010, c. 555 ; 2012, c. 714 ; 2013, c. 263 ; 2014, c. 325 ; 2015, c. 641 .

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