{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-216","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 17.1-216","heading":"Handling fee for service of process","body":"The fee for serving such process, order or decree may be delivered to the clerk, who shall transmit it with the papers to be served to the sheriff and the fee paid shall be taxed by the clerk as a part of the costs of the proceeding.Code 1919, § 3403, § 17-52; 1946, p. 55; 1998, c. 872.","path":["Title 17.1. COURTS OF RECORD","Chapter 2. CLERKS, CLERKS' OFFICES AND RECORDS","Article 2. OTHER CLERKS AND CLERKS' OFFICES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/17.1-216/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:29Z","sha256":"425786fb9d2236b7c1c66757c7407b218767d58642a251d2fcc5cb45a2a45a66","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-215","next":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}