For any instrument recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court, there shall be a local recordation tax imposed equal
to 1/3 of the state tax imposed under Chapter 8 of Title 58.1 of the
Code of Virginia. This tax shall apply to the first recordation of
each taxable instrument in the County. No tax shall be levied when
the state tax imposed under Title 58.1, Chapter 8, is $0.50.
In accordance with § 17.1-281C, Code of Virginia,
as amended, provided that the County has received certification from
the Virginia Department of General Services that on or after January
1, 2008, the County operated a courthouse not in compliance with the
current safety and security guidelines contained in the Virginia Courthouse
Facility Guidelines, and which cannot be feasibly renovated to correct
such noncompliance, a fee of $3 shall be assessed, collected, and
utilized, in accordance with the provisions of § 17.1-281
of the Code of Virginia, for each civil action filed in the County's
district or circuit courts where the amount in controversy exceeds
$500, and for each criminal or traffic case in which the defendant
is charged with a violation of any statute or ordinance. Such assessment
provided for herein shall be in addition to any other fees prescribed
by law.
Pursuant to §§ 58.1-1718 and 58.1-3805 of the
Code of Virginia 1950, as amended:
A.
There is assessed a fee in an amount equal to 1/3 of the amount of
the state tax on the probate of a will or grant of administration
on the probate of every such will or grant of administration; and
B.
There shall be a charge of a fee of $25 for the recordation of a
list of heirs pursuant to § 64.1-134 or an affidavit pursuant
to § 64.1-135, as provided in § 58.1-1717.1.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Code of Virginia sections formerly cited
as §§ 64.1-134 and 64.1-135 are now cited as §§ 64.2-509
and 64.2-510, respectively.
