Payment of Fines and Costs on Installment Basis, etc

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Payment of Fines and Costs on Installment Basis, etc.” It is part of Chapter 21 “Recovery of Fines and Penalties”, which is part of Title 19.2 “Criminal Procedure”. It contains 6 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 19.2-354	Authority of court to order payment of fine, costs, forfeitures, penalties or restitution in installments or upon other terms and conditions; community work in lieu of payment
§ 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
§ 19.2-358	Procedure on default in deferred payment or installment payment of fine, costs, forfeiture, restitution or penalty