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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84621,"section_number":"30-102","catch_line":"Application","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-102\/"},{"id":81146,"section_number":"30-108","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct concerning personal interest in a transaction","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-108\/"},{"id":87033,"section_number":"30-110","catch_line":"Disclosure","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-110\/"},{"id":76882,"section_number":"30-111","catch_line":"Disclosure form","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-111\/"},{"id":55868,"section_number":"30-116","catch_line":"Disposition of cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-116\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85823,"identifier":"30-123","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-123","url":"\/30-123\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-123\/","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-123","dublin_core":{"Title":"Knowing violation of chapter a misdemeanor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-123","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any legislator<\/span> who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 through 5 (\u00a7\u00a7 30-102<\/a> through 30-111<\/a>) of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 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. There shall be no prosecution<\/span> for a violation of \u00a7 30-108<\/a> or subsection C of \u00a7 30-110<\/a> unless the house in which the member sits has referred the matter to the Attorney General<\/span> as provided in subdivision 4 of \u00a7 30-116<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nKNOWING VIOLATION OF CHAPTER A MISDEMEANOR (\u00a7 30-123)\n\nAny legislator who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2\nthrough 5 (\u00a7\u00a7 30-102 through 30-111) of this chapter shall be guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor. A knowing violation under this section is one in which the\nperson engages in conduct, performs an act or refuses to perform an act when he\nknows that the conduct is prohibited or required by this chapter. There shall be\nno prosecution for a violation of \u00a7 30-108 or subsection C of \u00a7 30-110 unless\nthe house in which the member sits has referred the matter to the Attorney\nGeneral as provided in subdivision 4 of \u00a7 30-116.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.54; 2001, c. 844.","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}}