§ 17.1-707. President; executive committee
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the president of the Judicial Conference. The Conference shall be served by an executive committee composed of eight judges. The Chief Justice, or a justice of the Supreme Court designated by him, shall be chairman of the executive committee. 1950, p. 70, § 17-229; 1964, c. […]
§ 17.1-702. Meetings of Council and committees
The Chief Justice, or, in case of his inability to do so, one of the other justices of the Supreme Court, shall summon the Council to meet at Richmond during the month of October in each year, and at such other times and places as the Chief Justice, or such other justice, may designate. If […]
§ 17.1-703. Presiding officer; study of procedure
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or the other justice summoning the Council, shall be its presiding officer. The Council shall, during each of its meetings, make a continuous study of the organization and the rules and methods of procedure and practice of the judicial system of the Commonwealth, the work accomplished and the […]
§ 17.1-704. Expenses; Secretary and assistants; printing
Each member of the Council shall serve without compensation, and each member of the Council and of its committees summoned and attending its meetings shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance of his duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of expenses of the members […]
§ 17.1-626. Other items to be taxed in costs
The clerk shall tax in the costs all taxes on process, and all fees of officers which the party appears to be chargeable with in the case wherein the recovery is, except that when in any court, on the same side, more than one copy of anything is obtained or taken out, there shall be […]
§ 17.1-626.1. Recovery of costs in civil actions for bad checks
A. In any civil action by a holder to recover the sum payable of a check drawn by the defendant on which payment has been refused by the payor bank because the drawer had no account or insufficient funds, or in any civil action following an arrest under § 18.2-181 or 18.2-182, the court, upon […]
§ 17.1-627. Premium on indemnifying bond taxed as costs
In case of any attachment or any levy pursuant to a judgment, where the attaching or judgment creditor is required to give bond to indemnify and save harmless the officer executing such attachment or levy, the clerk shall tax in the costs of the proceeding wherein such attachment is had or judgment is entered the […]
§ 17.1-628. Judgment or decree for costs on behalf of Commonwealth; costs to be paid into state treasury
In a case wherein there is judgment or decree on behalf of the Commonwealth for costs, there shall be taxed in the costs the charge actually incurred to give any notice, although it be more than fifty cents; and the fees of attorneys and other officers for services, and allowances for attendance, as if such […]
§ 17.1-629. No judgment for costs against Commonwealth; exception
In no case, civil or criminal, whether in a court of record or a court not of record, except when otherwise specially provided, shall there be a judgment for costs against the Commonwealth. Code 1950, § 14-197; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-201; 1998, c. 872.
§ 17.1-700. Composition of Council; committees
The Judicial Council shall be established in the judiciary branch of state government and composed of 14 members consisting of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, one judge of the Court of Appeals, six circuit court judges, one general district court judge, one juvenile and domestic relations district court judge, two attorneys qualified to […]