                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL PENALTY FROM VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER (§ 30-126)

A. In addition to any other fine or penalty provided by law, any money or other
thing of value derived by a legislator from a violation of &#xA7;&#xA7; 30-103
through 30-108 shall be forfeited and, in the event of a knowing violation,
there may also be imposed a civil penalty in an amount equal to the amount of
money or thing of value forfeited to the Commonwealth. If the thing of value
received by the legislator in violation of this chapter should enhance 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.

B. A legislator who fails to file the disclosure form required by &#xA7; 30-111
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
legislator&#8217;s failure to file the required form within 30 days of the
deadline for filing and the Attorney General shall assess and collect the civil
penalty. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be
deposited into the general fund and used exclusively to fund the Council.

HISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.57; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 283, 756;
2015, cc. 763, 777.