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The penalty may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth and shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund in accordance with § 19.2-353.C\n\nAny person who is convicted of a willful violation of the provisions of this article or § 19.2-13 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 922<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72961,"section_number":"19.2-13","catch_line":"Special conservators of the peace; authority; jurisdiction; registration; liability of employers; penalty; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-13\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284951,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86263,"identifier":"9.1-150.4","token":"9.1\/1\/4.1\/9.1-150.4","url":"\/9.1-150.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-150.4\/","token":"9.1\/1\/4.1\/9.1-150.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful conduct; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-150.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to (i) misrepresent facts<\/span> in an application for registration; (ii) willfully refuse to furnish the Department<\/span> information or records required or requested pursuant to statute<\/span> or regulation; or (iii) violate any statute<\/span> or regulation governing the practice of special conservators of the peace regulated by this article or § 19.2-13<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person registered by the Department<\/span> pursuant to § 19.2-13<\/a> who the Department<\/span> or the Board<\/span> determines has violated any statute<\/span> or Board<\/span> regulation and who is not criminally prosecuted shall be subject to a monetary penalty<\/span> not to exceed $2,500 for each violation. The penalty<\/span> may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Commonwealth and shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the Literary Fund in accordance with § 19.2-353<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who is convicted of a willful violation of the provisions of this article or § 19.2-13<\/a> is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent offense<\/span> under this article or § 19.2-13<\/a> during a 36-month period is guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL CONDUCT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 9.1-150.4)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to (i) misrepresent facts in an\napplication for registration; (ii) willfully refuse to furnish the Department\ninformation or records required or requested pursuant to statute or regulation;\nor (iii) violate any statute or regulation governing the practice of special\nconservators of the peace regulated by this article or § 19.2-13.\n\nB. Any person registered by the Department pursuant to § 19.2-13 who the\nDepartment or the Board determines has violated any statute or Board regulation\nand who is not criminally prosecuted shall be subject to a monetary penalty not\nto exceed $2,500 for each violation. The penalty may be sued for and recovered\nin the name of the Commonwealth and shall be paid into the state treasury to the\ncredit of the Literary Fund in accordance with § 19.2-353.\n\nC. Any person who is convicted of a willful violation of the provisions of this\narticle or § 19.2-13 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person\nconvicted of a third or subsequent offense under this article or § 19.2-13\nduring a 36-month period is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 922.","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}}