{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-747","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-747","heading":"Board may prohibit and penalize acts which are misdemeanors under state law","body":"In addition to the powers conferred by § 15.2-746, the board may prohibit any act defined as a misdemeanor and prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth and provide a penalty for violations to the end that such governing body may parallel by ordinance the criminal laws of this Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 15-356.1; 1950, p. 228; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-690; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; CHARTERS; OTHER FORMS AND ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES","Chapter 7. COUNTY MANAGER PLAN OF GOVERNMENT","Article 2. GENERAL POWERS; COUNTY MANAGER PLAN"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-747/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"7202872d526fc36f29f9b417a736778f9f299c5d0b044554b28bce98b04d9575","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-746","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-748"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}