{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-339","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-339","heading":"Word \"fine\" construed","body":"Whenever the word \"fine\" is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to refer solely to the pecuniary penalty imposed by a court or jury upon a defendant who has been found guilty of a crime. The word \"fine\" shall not include other forfeitures, penalties, costs, amercements or the like, even though they follow as a consequence of conviction of crime.Code 1950, § 19.1-323; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 21. RECOVERY OF FINES AND PENALTIES","Article 1. PROCEEDINGS TO RECOVER"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-339/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"4d29e71464f9d5771f89e51f7bf815754a64be0ddaba245f95f2c870893a8952","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-338","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}