                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMPENSATION; FEE SYSTEM ABOLISHED (§ 15.2-639)

All county officers and employees shall be paid regular compensation. The fee
system as a method of compensation in the county shall be abolished, except for
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 receipt therefor. Such officers shall also keep
such other records as are required by § 17.1-283. All fees and commissions
which, but for the provisions of this section, would be paid to such officers by
the Commonwealth for services rendered shall be paid to the county treasury.
		The excess, if any, 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 the other 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, § 15-334; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-657; 1997, c. 587.