78632419.2-366Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Criminal ProcedureRecovery Of Fines And PenaltiesRelief From Fines And PenaltiesDuty of court in which petition filed; certificate and opinionCode 1950, § 19.1-355; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-366//19.2-366/19.2/21/6/19.2-36619.2-368

The court wherein such petition is filed shall hear all such testimony as may be offered, either by the petitioner or attorney for the Commonwealth, and after the evidence has been heard shall cause to be made out by the clerk of the court a certificate of the facts proved, and file with the same an opinion, in writing, as to the propriety of granting the relief prayed for.section

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