Code of Virginia § 19.2-339. Word "fine" construed.
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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.