                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE REGULAR COMPENSATION; FEE SYSTEM ABOLISHED;
COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FEES (§ 15.2-540)

All county officers and employees shall be paid regular compensation and the fee
system as a method of compensation in the county shall be abolished, except for
those officers not affected by the adoption of this form of county organization
and government. All such officers and employees shall, however, continue to
collect all fees and charges provided for by general law, shall keep a record
thereof, and shall promptly transmit all such fees and charges collected to the
director of finance, who shall promptly provide receipt therefor. Such officers
shall also keep such other records as are required by § 17.1-283. All fees and
commissions, which, but for this section, would be paid to such officers by the
Commonwealth for services rendered shall be paid into the county treasury.
		Any excess of the fees collected by each of the officers mentioned in §
17.1-283 or collected by anyone exercising the powers of and performing the
duties of any such officer, over (i) the allowance to which such officer would
be entitled by general law but for the provisions of this section and (ii)
expenses in such amount as allowed by the Compensation Board, shall be paid one
third into the state treasury and two thirds to the county.
		Any county officer or employee who fails or refuses to collect any fee which
is collectible and should be collected under the provisions of this section, or
who fails or refuses to pay any fee so collected to the county as herein
provided, shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-302; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-619; 1997, c. 587.