[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Mathews County as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-25-1991; amended in
its entirety 12-15-1992]
[Amended 9-25-2001]
Pursuant to the authority of § 17.1-281 of the Code of Virginia
of 1950 as amended, there is hereby assessed the sum of $2 in each civil,
criminal or traffic case as a part of the fees taxed as costs in such cases
in the General District, Juvenile and Domestic General District, and Circuit
Court of the County of Mathews, which fee shall be in addition to any other
fees prescribed by law. The total assessments for a civil action pursuant
to this article and §§ 17.1-281 and 42.1-70 of the Code of
Virginia, 1950, as amended, shall not exceed $4.
The clerks of the court in which the action is filed shall collect said
assessment and remit the same to the Treasurer of the County of Mathews to
be held by the Treasurer subject to disbursements by the Board of Supervisors
of Mathews County for the construction, renovation or maintenance of the courthouse
or jail and court-related facilities and to defray increases in the costs
of heating, cooling, electricity and ordinary maintenance.
[Added 6-25-2002]
Pursuant to the authority of § 15.2-1613.1 of the Code of
Virginia of 1950, as amended, there is hereby assessed a fee of $25.00 for
any individual admitted to a County, city, or regional jail following a conviction
within the County of Mathews, Virginia of a felony, misdemeanor, or violation
of a local ordinance of the County of Mathews. Said fee shall be assessed
by the Clerk of the court in which the conviction occurred, with the other
costs of the Court proceeding and deposited with the Treasurer of this County
and shall be used by the Sheriff of this County to defray the costs of processing
of the convicted arrested person into the local or regional jail.
[Added 6-25-2002]
A.
Pursuant to § 53.1-120(D) of the Code of Virginia
1950, as amended, there is hereby assessed a fee of $10 as part of the costs
in each criminal or traffic case in the Mathews County Circuit Court, Mathews
County General District Court and the Mathews County Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court in which a person is convicted of a violation of any statute
or ordinance.
[Amended 5-22-2007]
B.
This assessment shall be collected by the Clerk of the
court in which the case is heard, remitted to the Treasurer of Mathews County
and held by the Treasurer subject to appropriation by the Mathews County Board
of Supervisors to the Sheriff of Mathews County for the funding of courthouse
security personnel.
[Amended 6-25-2002; 5-22-2007]
The provisions of §§ 58-1 and 58-2 shall be effective July 1, 1991, and shall continue until terminated by act of the Board of Supervisors of Mathews County or the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sections 58-3 and 58-4 shall become effective upon the adoption by the Board of Supervisors, which occurred on the 25th day of June 2002, and shall continue until terminated by act of the Board of Supervisors of Mathews County, Virginia or the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Section 58-4 shall be effective until July 1, 2004, unless extended by the General Assembly of Virginia. On May 22, 2007, the Board of Supervisors of Mathews County, Virginia, amended § 58-4A, which amendment was effective July 1, 2007.
