Although a law may allow an informer or person prosecuting to have part of a fine or penalty, the whole thereof shall go to the Commonwealth, unless the name of such informer or prosecutor be endorsed on, or written at the foot of, the presentment at the time it is made, or of the indictment before it is presented to the grand jury, or of the information before it is filed, or of the writ issued in the action, or the process on the warrant, or the notice of the motion before service of such writ, process, or notice.
Code 1950, § 19.1-344; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 21 - Recovery of Fines and Penalties
§ 19.2-339. Word "fine" construed
§ 19.2-340. Fines; how recovered; in what name
§ 19.2-340.1. Disposition of fines in criminal cases
§ 19.2-341. Penalties other than fines; how recovered; in what name; limitation of actions
§ 19.2-342. Where and in what court proceeding to be
§ 19.2-348. Attorneys for Commonwealth or clerks to superintend issue of executions, etc.
§ 19.2-350. When sheriff not to receive fines
§ 19.2-351. How fines disposed of; informer
§ 19.2-352. Officers to pay fines to clerks; default; forfeiture, etc.
§ 19.2-353. Certain fines paid into Literary Fund
§ 19.2-353.1. Fieri facias and proceedings thereon
§ 19.2-353.3. Acceptance of checks and credit or debit cards in lieu of money; additional fee
§ 19.2-353.5. Interest on fines and costs
§ 19.2-354.1. Deferred or installment payment agreements
§ 19.2-355. Petition of defendant
§ 19.2-356. Payment of fine or costs as condition of probation or suspension of sentence
§ 19.2-357. Requiring that defendant be of peace and good behavior until fine and costs are paid
§ 19.2-359. Official receipts to be given for fines
§ 19.2-360. Forms of receipts; distribution; record of disposition
§ 19.2-361. Misuse, misappropriation or willful failure to account for fines is embezzlement
§ 19.2-363. Authority of Governor to grant relief from fines and penalties
§ 19.2-364. Petition for relief; in what court filed; notice to attorney for Commonwealth
§ 19.2-365. Duties of attorney for Commonwealth upon filing of such petition
§ 19.2-366. Duty of court in which petition filed; certificate and opinion
§ 19.2-367. Proceedings to be according to common law
§ 19.2-368. Course of proceeding when relief asked of the Governor