{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/2.2-3124.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/2.2-3124.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/2.2-3124.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/2.2-3124.html"}],"law_id":72846,"edition_id":1,"section_id":72846,"structure_id":15407,"section_number":"2.2-3124","catch_line":"Civil penalty from violation of this chapter","history":"1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.21; 1994, cc. 727, 776; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 283, 756; 2015, cc. 763, 777.","full_text":"A\n\nIn addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, an officer or employee who knowingly violates any provision of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of money or thing of value received as a result of such violation. If the thing of value received by the officer or employee in violation of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 increases in value between the time of the violation and the time of discovery of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty. Further, all money or other things of value received as a result of such violation shall be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of § 19.2-386.33.B\n\nAn officer or employee required to file the disclosure form prescribed by § 2.2-3117 who fails to file such form within the time period prescribed shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to $250. The Council shall notify the Attorney General of any state officer’s or employee’s failure to file the required form and the Attorney General shall assess and collect the civil penalty. The clerk of the school board or the clerk of the governing body of the county, city, or town shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth for the locality in which the officer or employee was elected or is employed of any local officer’s or employee’s failure to file the required form and the attorney for the Commonwealth shall assess and collect the civil penalty. The Council shall notify the Attorney General and the clerk shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth within 30 days of the deadline for filing. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262446,"text":"In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, an officer or employee who knowingly violates any provision of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of money or thing of value received as a result of such violation. If the thing of value received by the officer or employee in violation of §§ 2.2-3103 through 2.2-3112 increases in value between the time of the violation and the time of discovery of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty. Further, all money or other things of value received as a result of such violation shall be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of § 19.2-386.33.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":262447,"text":"An officer or employee required to file the disclosure form prescribed by § 2.2-3117 who fails to file such form within the time period prescribed shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to $250. The Council shall notify the Attorney General of any state officer’s or employee’s failure to file the required form and the Attorney General shall assess and collect the civil penalty. The clerk of the school board or the clerk of the governing body of the county, city, or town shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth for the locality in which the officer or employee was elected or is employed of any local officer’s or employee’s failure to file the required form and the attorney for the Commonwealth shall assess and collect the civil penalty. The Council shall notify the Attorney General and the clerk shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth within 30 days of the deadline for filing. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1994, chapters 727<\/a> and 776<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 283<\/a> and 756<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 763<\/a> and 777<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57215,"section_number":"30-356.2","catch_line":"Right to grant extensions in special circumstances; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-356.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55677,"section_number":"2.2-3103","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3103\/"},{"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":59503,"section_number":"2.2-3117","catch_line":"Disclosure form","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3117\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72846,"identifier":"2.2-3124","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3124","url":"\/2.2-3124\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3124\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3124","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civil penalty from violation of this chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In addition to any other fine or penalty<\/span> provided by law<\/span>, an officer<\/span> or employee<\/span> who knowingly violates any provision of §§ 2.2-3103<\/a> through 2.2-3112<\/a> shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> in an amount equal to the amount of money or thing of value received as a result of such violation. If the thing of value received by the officer<\/span> or employee<\/span> in violation of §§ 2.2-3103<\/a> through 2.2-3112<\/a> increases in value between the time of the violation and the time of discovery<\/span> of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount of the civil penalty<\/span>. Further, all money or other things of value received as a result of such violation shall be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of § 19.2-386.33<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An officer<\/span> or employee<\/span> required to file the disclosure form prescribed by § 2.2-3117<\/a> who fails to file such form within the time period prescribed shall be assessed a civil penalty<\/span> in an amount equal to $250. The Council<\/span> shall notify the Attorney General<\/span> of any state officer<\/span>’s or employee<\/span>’s failure to file the required form and the Attorney General<\/span> shall assess and collect the civil penalty<\/span>. The clerk of the school board or the clerk of the governing body of the county, city, or town shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth for the locality in which the officer<\/span> or employee<\/span> was elected or is employed of any local officer<\/span>’s or employee<\/span>’s failure to file the required form and the attorney for the Commonwealth shall assess and collect the civil penalty<\/span>. The Council<\/span> shall notify the Attorney General<\/span> and the clerk shall notify the attorney for the Commonwealth within 30 days of the deadline for filing. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVIL PENALTY FROM VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER (\u00a7 2.2-3124)\n\nA. In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, an officer or\nemployee who knowingly violates any provision of §§ 2.2-3103 through\n2.2-3112 shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of\nmoney or thing of value received as a result of such violation. If the thing of\nvalue received by the officer or employee in violation of §§ 2.2-3103\nthrough 2.2-3112 increases in value between the time of the violation and the\ntime of discovery of the violation, the greater value shall determine the amount\nof the civil penalty. Further, all money or other things of value received as a\nresult of such violation shall be forfeited in accordance with the provisions of\n§ 19.2-386.33.\n\nB. An officer or employee required to file the disclosure form prescribed by\n§ 2.2-3117 who fails to file such form within the time period prescribed\nshall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to $250. The Council shall\nnotify the Attorney General of any state officer’s or employee’s\nfailure to file the required form and the Attorney General shall assess and\ncollect the civil penalty. The clerk of the school board or the clerk of the\ngoverning body of the county, city, or town shall notify the attorney for the\nCommonwealth for the locality in which the officer or employee was elected or is\nemployed of any local officer’s or employee’s failure to file the\nrequired form and the attorney for the Commonwealth shall assess and collect the\ncivil penalty. The Council shall notify the Attorney General and the clerk shall\nnotify the attorney for the Commonwealth within 30 days of the deadline for\nfiling. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be\ndeposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.21; 1994, cc. 727, 776; 2001, c. 844;\n2012, cc. 283, 756; 2015, cc. 763, 777.","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}}