Bribery of Public Servants and Party Officials

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Bribery of Public Servants and Party Officials.” It is part of Chapter 10 “Crimes Against the Administration of Justice”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”. It contains 5 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 5 sections.

§ 18.2-446 Definitions
§ 18.2-447 When person guilty of bribery
§ 18.2-448 Certain matters not to constitute defenses
§ 18.2-449 Punishment
§ 18.2-450 Immunity of witnesses