CODE OF VIRGINIA

MISUSE, MISAPPROPRIATION OR WILLFUL FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR FINES IS EMBEZZLEMENT
(§ 19.2-361)

If any officer misuse, misappropriate, or willfully fail to return or account
for, a fine collected by him he shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement and shall
be punished as for the embezzlement of public funds and the failure, without
good cause, to produce or account for any receipt form received by him shall be
prima facie evidence of his embezzlement of the amount represented thereby.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-350; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.