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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 738<\/a> and 755<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapter 321<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1392515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350273,"identifier":"18.2-112.1","token":"18.2\/5\/4\/18.2-112.1","url":"\/18.2-112.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-112.1\/","token":"18.2\/5\/4\/18.2-112.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Misuse of public assets; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-112.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For purposes of this section, “public assets<\/span>” means personal property belonging to or paid for by the Commonwealth, or any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision, or the labor of any person other than the accused<\/span> that is paid for by the Commonwealth, or any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any full-time officer, agent, or employee of the Commonwealth, or of any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision who, without lawful authorization, uses or permits the use of public assets<\/span> for private or personal purposes unrelated to the duties and office of the accused<\/span> or any other legitimate government interest when the value of such use exceeds $1,000 in any 12-month period, is guilty of a Class 4 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any county, city, or town shall be permitted to adopt a local ordinance<\/span> that provides that any non-full-time officer, agent, employee, or elected official of the county, city, or town who, without lawful authorization, uses or permits the use of public assets<\/span> for private or personal purposes unrelated to the duties and office of the accused<\/span> or any other legitimate government interest when the value of such use exceeds $1,000 in any 12-month period is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMISUSE OF PUBLIC ASSETS; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-112.1)\n\nA. For purposes of this section, “public assets” means personal\nproperty belonging to or paid for by the Commonwealth, or any city, town,\ncounty, or any other political subdivision, or the labor of any person other\nthan the accused that is paid for by the Commonwealth, or any city, town,\ncounty, or any other political subdivision.\n\nB. Any full-time officer, agent, or employee of the Commonwealth, or of any\ncity, town, county, or any other political subdivision who, without lawful\nauthorization, uses or permits the use of public assets for private or personal\npurposes unrelated to the duties and office of the accused or any other\nlegitimate government interest when the value of such use exceeds $1,000 in any\n12-month period, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\nC. Any county, city, or town shall be permitted to adopt a local ordinance that\nprovides that any non-full-time officer, agent, employee, or elected official of\nthe county, city, or town who, without lawful authorization, uses or permits the\nuse of public assets for private or personal purposes unrelated to the duties\nand office of the accused or any other legitimate government interest when the\nvalue of such use exceeds $1,000 in any 12-month period is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 738, 755; 2014, c. 321.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}