Payment for withdrawing blood shall not exceed $25, which shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 46.2-341.26:8

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or a governmental entity including a school board. See Virginia Code 46.2-341.4
  • State: means one of the 50 states of the United States or the District of Columbia. See Virginia Code 46.2-341.4

If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for violation of § 46.2-341.24 or § 46.2-341.31, any fees paid by the Commonwealth to the person withdrawing the sample shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.

1992, c. 830; 2003, cc. 933, 936.