[Adopted 7-17-2018]
A.
As authorized by § 17.1-279.1, Code of Virginia (1950),
as amended, local fee of $5 to support the implementation and maintenance
of an electronic summons systems is hereby imposed in every case in
which costs are assessable pursuant to §§ 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, Code of Virginia
(1950), as amended.
The Clerks of the District and Circuit Courts shall charge and
collect this assessment as part of the fees taxed as costs.
B.
After collection by the Clerk of the court in which the case is heard,
the assessment shall be remitted to the County Treasurer and held
in an interest-bearing account subject to appropriation by the Board
of Supervisors.
C.
The retained assessment and any interest shall be administered by
the Office of the Sheriff and shall be used solely to fund software,
hardware, and associated equipment cost necessary for the implementation
and maintenance of an electronic summons system as selected by the
Office of the Sheriff in accordance with the recordkeeping and requirements
formulated by the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
D.
The assessment imposed by this section shall be in addition to all
other costs prescribed by law, but shall not apply to any action in
which the state or any political subdivision therefor or the federal
government is a party and in which the costs are assessed against
the state, a political subdivision thereof or the federal government.
