{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-291","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 17.1-291","heading":"Penalty for officers","body":"Any officer failing to comply with the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of this article shall forfeit to the Commonwealth not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each such failure, such forfeiture to be enforced by the attorney for the Commonwealth in the circuit court having criminal jurisdiction in his city or county.Code 1950, § 14-163; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-163; 1972, c. 170; 1998, c. 872.","path":["Title 17.1. COURTS OF RECORD","Chapter 2. CLERKS, CLERKS' OFFICES AND RECORDS","Article 7. FEES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/17.1-291/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:29Z","sha256":"7c2f02440c37a79de462f53e49e1b2fecf329d63a0167f875e0ab6cef50dfc42","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-290","next":"us-va/va.-code-17.1-292"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}