{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-600","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 17.1-600","heading":"Laws of costs not penal; discretion of courts of equity","body":"The laws of costs shall not be interpreted as penal laws; nor shall anything in this chapter take away or abridge the discretion of a court of equity over the subject of costs, except as provided in § 17.1-604.Code 1950, § 14-174; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-177; 1998, c. 872.","path":["Title 17.1. COURTS OF RECORD","Chapter 6. COSTS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/17.1-600/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:29Z","sha256":"ceeb071cabd7b675b0bb935bee6040344b12b41626c449de92b1369acbf1c79e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-525","next":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}