{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-218","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-218","heading":"Fees not allowed law-enforcement officers","body":"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.Code 1950, § 46-39; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-38; 1980, c. 29; 1989, c. 727.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Chapter 2. DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Article 1. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT, GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-218/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"69df5b790b3c58020fd2b68ca5c834ea4872510e0623de003bdbedfe57ca27cf","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-217","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}