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Volume 1968 Law 99
Volume | 1928 |
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Law Number | 117 |
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Chap. 117.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3504 of the Code of Vir-
ginia, as amended by an act approved March 25, 1924, relating to fees of
certain officers. [fH B 61]
Approved March 10, 1928
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
thirty-five hundred and four of the Code of Virginia, as amended by
an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March twenty-
fifth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
Section 3504. Fees of attorneys for Commonwealth, clerks, et cetera.
—KIces prescribed by law for services of attorneys for the Common-
wealth, clerks of courts, and justices of the peace, and fees and mileage
precsribed by law for sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, sergeants, deputy ser-
geants, constables, game wardens and all other law enforcement officers,
whether regular or special, in all cases of felony, and in every prosecu-
tion for a misdemeanor, if not paid by the prosecutor, or in cases of
conviction, by the defendant, and in cases where there 1s no prosecutor
and the defendant shall be acquitted, or convicted and unable to pay
the costs, shall be paid out of the State treasury, unless now or here-
after otherwise provided by law, when certified as prescribed by section
forty-nine hundred and sixty-one of the Code, subject, however, to the
tollowing restrictions and limitations:
One-half the fee prescribed by law to the officers heretofore men-
tioned, except the attorney for the Commonwealth, clerk of court and
Justice of the peace, who shall have the full fee; and except that every
sheriff and constable shall have the full fee until he receives as much as
two hundred and fifty dollars, as aforesaid; provided, however, in no
case shall said fee be paid out of the State treasury, unless the judge of
the court allowing the account certify to the comptroller that he has
actually examined the papers upon which the account is founded and
is satisfied that warrant was issued, trial had, or examination made,
as shown in the account; and, provided, further, that in no case, either
felony or misdemeanor, except it be a case in which the defendant
was acquitted and no prosecutor was liable for payment of the costs,
shall the account be allowed or said fee paid, unless the judge of the
court allowing the account certify to the comptroller that the execution
required by section forty-nine hundred and sixty-four of the Code
of Virginia has been issued and proceeded with and return made
thereon. In so far as this act relates to sheriffs, deputy sheriffs,
sergeants, deputy sergeants, constables, game wardens and all other
law enforcement officers, regular and special, not enumerated herein,
it shall apply only to fees for making arrests, summoning witnesses
and mileage.