Virginia § 17.1-275.8 - Fixed drug misdemeanor fee
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 17.1-275.8 — Fixed drug misdemeanor fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17.1-275.8. Fixed drug misdemeanor fee
In circuit court, upon conviction of any and each misdemeanor charge, whether or not originally charged as a felony, for a violation of any provision of Article 1 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2, or upon a deferred disposition of proceedings in the case of any and each misdemeanor charge, whether or not originally charged as a felony, deferred pursuant to the terms and conditions of § 18.2-251, there shall be assessed as court costs a fee of $296.50, to be known as the fixed drug misdemeanor fee. This fee shall be in addition to any fee assessed in the district court.
The amount collected, in whole or in part, for the fixed drug misdemeanor fee shall be apportioned, as provided by law, to the following funds in the fractional amounts designated:
1. Sentencing/supervision fee (General Fund) (.1264755);
2. Court Reporter Fund (.0168634);
3. Witness expenses/expert witness fee (General Fund) (.0067454);
4. Virginia Crime Victim-Witness Fund (.0101180);
5. Intensified Drug Enforcement Jurisdiction Fund (.0134907);
6. Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (.0674536);
7. Commonwealth's Attorney Fund (state share) (.0252951);
8. Commonwealth's Attorney Fund (local share) (.0252951);
9. Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund (.0033727);
10. Warrant fee, as prescribed by § 17.1-272 (.0404722);
11. Courthouse Construction/Maintenance Fund (.0067454);
12. Clerk of the circuit court (.0674536);
13. Forensic laboratory fee (General Fund) (.3372681); and
14. Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund (.2529511).
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17.1-275.8 ("Fixed drug misdemeanor fee") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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