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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 429<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62922,"section_number":"2.2-3102","catch_line":"Application","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3102\/"},{"id":55243,"section_number":"2.2-3112","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct concerning personal interest in a transaction; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3112\/"},{"id":64549,"section_number":"2.2-3115","catch_line":"Disclosure by local government officers and employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3115\/"},{"id":77094,"section_number":"2.2-3119","catch_line":"Additional provisions applicable to school boards and employees of school boards; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3119\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176167,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68925,"identifier":"2.2-3120","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3120","url":"\/2.2-3120\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3120\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3120","dublin_core":{"Title":"Knowing violation of chapter a misdemeanor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3120","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 through 6 (\u00a7\u00a7 2.2-3102<\/a> through 2.2-3119<\/a>) of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>, except that any member of a local governing body who knowingly violates subsection A of \u00a7 2.2-3112<\/a> or subsection D or F of \u00a7 2.2-3115<\/a> shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. A knowing violation under this section is one in which the person engages in conduct, performs an act or refuses to perform an act when he knows that the conduct is prohibited or required by this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nKNOWING VIOLATION OF CHAPTER A MISDEMEANOR (\u00a7 2.2-3120)\n\nAny person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 through 6\n(\u00a7\u00a7 2.2-3102 through 2.2-3119) of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor, except that any member of a local governing body who knowingly\nviolates subsection A of \u00a7 2.2-3112 or subsection D or F of \u00a7 2.2-3115 shall\nbe guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A knowing violation under this section is\none in which the person engages in conduct, performs an act or refuses to\nperform an act when he knows that the conduct is prohibited or required by this\nchapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.17; 2001, c. 844; 2012, c. 429.","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}}