If any officer, for performing an official duty for which a fee or compensation is allowed or provided by law, knowingly demand and receive a greater fee or compensation than is so allowed or provided, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Virginia Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 4 misdemeanorup to $250
For details, see Va. Code § 18.2-11
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Code 1950, § 18.1-304; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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