CODE OF VIRGINIA

FEES NOT ALLOWED LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§ 46.2-218)

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 law-enforcement officer of the Department; nor shall any
Department law-enforcement officer receive any such fee.  Any Department
law-enforcement officer who accepts or receives any such fee shall be guilty of
a Class 4 misdemeanor and, in addition, the Commissioner may remove him
therefor.  Department law-enforcement officers are not prohibited, however, from
accepting or receiving rewards.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-39; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-38; 1980, c. 29; 1989, c.
727.