According to the AP Newswire, Henrico General District Court Judge Archer L. Yeatts III has ruled the civil abuser fees passed by the General Assembly last session unconstitutional.

I continue to hear daily from people who are furious about these fees. I am already working on legislation that will eliminate the abuser fees but not take money from the General Fund. Which, in view of the report that next year’s budget faces serious revenue shortfalls, is the only responsible action we can take.