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Code of Virginia · § 18.2-470 — Extortion by officer

18.2-470. Extortion by officer

If any officer, for performing an official duty for which a fee or compensation is allowed or provided by law, knowingly demand and receive a greater fee or compensation than is so allowed or provided, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

History and annotations

Code 1950, § 18.1-304; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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