Virginia subcommittee advances a package of bills to limit court debt’s long-term harms The House Courts Subcommittee advanced several measures aimed at reducing the role of court costs and fees in criminal-case outcomes, including limits on holding deferrals to ransom, new judicial discretion to waive fees for indigent defendants, and changes to collections timing and statutes of limitation.

Virginia's House Courts Subcommittee is taking bold steps to dismantle the financial barriers that perpetuate a two-tiered justice system, ensuring fairer outcomes for all.

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