Va. Code § 52-10

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 52-10 - Fees and rewards

No court in the Commonwealth shall in any case, in which a fine is assessed for the violation of any law of the Commonwealth, or any subdivision thereof, assess, as a part of the cost of the case any fee for arrest, or as a witness, for the benefit of any police officer of the Department of State Police; nor shall any such police officer receive any such fee. Any such police officer who accepts or receives any such fee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100, and in addition the Superintendent may remove him therefor. But such officers are not prohibited from accepting or receiving rewards.

Va. Code § 52-10

1932, p. 617; 1934, p. 277; Michie Code 1942, § 2154(53); 1944, p. 204; R.P. 1948, § 52-10; 2005, c. 839.

Amended by Acts 2005, § c. 839.

Amended by Acts 1944, § p. 204.

Amended by Acts 1934, § p.277.

Amended by Acts 1932, § p. 617.