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It has been modified 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1973, chapter 15; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1979, chapter 585.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77143,"section_number":"19.2-215.1","catch_line":"Functions of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-215.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":165509,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75484,"identifier":"18.2-112","token":"18.2\/5\/4\/18.2-112","url":"\/18.2-112\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-112\/","token":"18.2\/5\/4\/18.2-112","dublin_core":{"Title":"Embezzlement by officers, etc., of public or other funds; default in paying over funds evidence of guilt","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-112","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any officer, agent or employee of the Commonwealth or of any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision, or the deputy of any such officer having <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> of public funds, or other funds coming into his <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> under his official capacity, knowingly misuse or misappropriate the same or knowingly dispose thereof otherwise than in accordance with <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>; and any <span class=\"dictionary\">default<\/span> of such officer, agent, employee or deputy in paying over any such funds to the proper authorities when required by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> to do so shall be deemed prima facie <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of his guilt.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMBEZZLEMENT BY OFFICERS, ETC., OF PUBLIC OR OTHER FUNDS; DEFAULT IN PAYING OVER\nFUNDS EVIDENCE OF GUILT (\u00a7 18.2-112)\n\nIf any officer, agent or employee of the Commonwealth or of any city, town,\ncounty, or any other political subdivision, or the deputy of any such officer\nhaving custody of public funds, or other funds coming into his custody under his\nofficial capacity, knowingly misuse or misappropriate the same or knowingly\ndispose thereof otherwise than in accordance with law, he shall be guilty of a\nClass 4 felony; and any default of such officer, agent, employee or deputy in\npaying over any such funds to the proper authorities when required by law to do\nso shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his guilt.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-110; 1960, c. 358; 1973, c. 15; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n1979, c. 585.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}