§ 17.1-227.1 added; Chapter 378 of the 1998 Acts of Assembly repealed. Cover sheets; circuit court clerks. Allows the circuit court clerks of Richmond County, Franklin County, Wise County, and Greene County and the City of Norton to request that a cover sheet be filled out on all real estate documents which provides pertinent information to the clerk for indexing purposes. This same provision was added in 1998 for the clerks of Wise County and the City of Norton through an uncodified act. This bill codifies that act. The pilot projects created by these enactments expire on July 1, 2002. HB 1452; CH. 363/HB 1834; CH. 369.

§ 17.1-252 amended. Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference. Allows all circuit court clerks in the Commonwealth to require deeds submitted for recordation to reference in the left margin the tax map reference number or parcel identification number of the affected parcel. The current section specifically lists which clerks may require the parcel identification number. HB 1441; CH. 163/SB 730; CH. 133.

§ 17.1-275 amended.

Fees collected by clerks of the circuit courts. Clarifies that the fee for issuance of an interrogatory summons is five dollars plus an additional $1.50 if an execution is issued at the same time and does not include fees for courthouse maintenance, legal aid, or law libraries. The bill conforms the clerk's fees to the fixed felony fee. HB 2196; CH. 1003.

§§ 15.2-1627.3, 17.1-275, 17.1-281, 19.2-165, 19.2-354, 53.1-131.1 and 53.1-150 amended; § 17.1-275.1 through 17.1-275.5 added.

Felony fees. Establishes a fixed felony fee ($428), a fixed felony revocation fee ($131), a fixed fee for felony reduced to a misdemeanor ($200) and a fixed misdemeanor revocation fee ($87.50) to be paid by convicted felons and misdemeanants and those whose suspended sentences or probations have been revoked. These fees aggregate smaller fees collected by the clerks for distribution to various funds upon conviction or revocation of suspended sentence or probation. Fractional shares of the fixed fees will be paid over to the various funds. SB 444; CH. 9.

§ 17.1-327. See § 16.1-69.44; HB 2076.

§ 17.1-507 amended. Number of circuit court judges. Increases the number of circuit court judges authorized for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit from six to seven. The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit consists of the following jurisdictions: The City of Fredericksburg and the Counties of Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland. The bill also removes unnecessary language dealing with the family court. HB 1624; CH. 10.

§§ 17.1-507 and 17.1-511. See § 16.1-69.9:3; HB 2297.

§ 17.1-805 amended.

Violent felony offenses. Adds the following crimes to the list of violent felony offenses at the recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission: (i) damage to facility involved with infectious biological substances; (ii) possession with intent to injure with infectious biological substances; (iii) drunk driving with reckless disregard where victim is permanently injured; (iv) murder of a pregnant victim without premeditation; (vi) throwing object from a rooftop with intent to cause injury; (vii) aggravated vehicular manslaughter; (viii) third conviction of sexual battery or attempted sexual battery; (x) shooting or throwing missile at a train, car, etc.; and (ix) shooting or throwing missile at a law-enforcement or emergency vehicle. SB 853; CH. 349.