{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-52-10","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 52-10","heading":"Fees and rewards","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 police officer of the Department of State Police; nor shall any such police officer receive any such fee. Any such police officer who accepts or receives any such fee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100, and in addition the Superintendent may remove him therefor. But such officers are not prohibited from accepting or receiving rewards.1932, p. 617; 1934, p. 277; Michie Code 1942, § 2154(53); 1944, p. 204; R.P. 1948, § 52-10; 2005, c. 839.","path":["Title 52. POLICE (STATE)","Chapter 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/52-10/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:14Z","sha256":"dcfaf4339ac8e481e3cde2b4b0b276431cb48c6fd28435f531475736f81c4e27","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-52-9.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-52-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}