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No person shall give, provide or cause to be transferred to any such officer, director, employee or stockholder, any fee, gift, property interest or other thing of value with the intent to influence the decision of the financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company with regard to any extension of credit, investment or purchase or sale of assets by the financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to salary, wages, fees or other compensation or consideration paid by, or expenses paid or reimbursed by, such financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. The violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.\n\nB\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any such officer, director, employee or stockholder who is a member of a firm of licensed brokers, in buying for or from or selling to, or for the account of, the financial institution, in the ordinary course of business, real estate or bonds, stocks, or other evidences of debt at the usual rate of commission for such service, if the officer, director, employee or stockholder notifies the board of directors of the financial institution, its cashier or secretary, in writing, that such services will be rendered for compensation prior to the rendition of the services or within five business days following the commencement of the services. If a continuing business relationship exists, an annual disclosure may be made.\n\nC\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to fees paid to any such officer, director, employee, or stockholder who renders services to a borrower outside of his relationship with the financial institution in connection with the preparation of a loan application, or in connection with the closing of a loan, in evaluating the security or affecting a lien on the collateral, where the fact of rendition of such services for compensation is disclosed in writing to the board of directors of the financial institution, or its cashier or secretary, prior to the time such services are rendered or within five business days following the commencement of the services. 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No person shall give, provide or cause to be transferred to any such officer, director, employee or stockholder, any fee, gift, property interest or other thing of value with the intent to influence the decision of the financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company with regard to any extension of credit, investment or purchase or sale of assets by the financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to salary, wages, fees or other compensation or consideration paid by, or expenses paid or reimbursed by, such financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 584; in 1981, chapter 339; in 1991, chapter 501; in 1992, chapter 318.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1391281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350970,"identifier":"18.2-444.2","token":"18.2\/10\/2\/18.2-444.2","url":"\/18.2-444.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-444.2\/","token":"18.2\/10\/2\/18.2-444.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Giving or accepting a fee or gift for purposes of influencing decisions of financial institution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-444.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No officer, director, or employee of a financial institution or subsidiary, affiliate or holding company thereof, or stockholder owning ten percent or more of the issued capital stock of any such financial institution or holding company, shall accept, receive or acquire any fee, gift, property interest, or other thing of value with the intent<\/span> to influence the decision of the financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company with regard to any extension of credit, investment, or purchase or sale of assets<\/span> by such financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. No person shall give, provide or cause to be transferred to any such officer, director, employee or stockholder, any fee, gift, property interest or other thing of value with the intent<\/span> to influence the decision of the financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company with regard to any extension of credit, investment or purchase or sale of assets<\/span> by the financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to salary, wages, fees or other compensation or consideration paid by, or expenses paid or reimbursed by, such financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. The violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such officer, director, employee or stockholder who is a member of a firm of licensed brokers, in buying for or from or selling to, or for the account of, the financial institution, in the ordinary course of business, real estate or bonds<\/span>, stocks, or other evidences<\/span> of debt at the usual rate of commission for such service, if the officer, director, employee or stockholder notifies the board of directors of the financial institution, its cashier or secretary, in writing, that such services will be rendered for compensation prior to the rendition of the services or within five business days following the commencement of the services. If a continuing business relationship exists, an annual disclosure may be made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to fees paid to any such officer, director, employee, or stockholder who renders services to a borrower outside of his relationship with the financial institution in connection with the preparation of a loan application, or in connection with the closing of a loan, in evaluating the security or affecting a lien<\/span> on the collateral<\/span>, where the fact<\/span> of rendition of such services for compensation is disclosed in writing to the board of directors of the financial institution, or its cashier or secretary, prior to the time such services are rendered or within five business days following the commencement of the services. If a continuing business relationship exists, an annual disclosure may be made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGIVING OR ACCEPTING A FEE OR GIFT FOR PURPOSES OF INFLUENCING DECISIONS OF\nFINANCIAL INSTITUTION (\u00a7 18.2-444.2)\n\nA. No officer, director, or employee of a financial institution or subsidiary,\naffiliate or holding company thereof, or stockholder owning ten percent or more\nof the issued capital stock of any such financial institution or holding\ncompany, shall accept, receive or acquire any fee, gift, property interest, or\nother thing of value with the intent to influence the decision of the financial\ninstitution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company with regard to any\nextension of credit, investment, or purchase or sale of assets by such financial\ninstitution, subsidiary, affiliate or holding company. No person shall give,\nprovide or cause to be transferred to any such officer, director, employee or\nstockholder, any fee, gift, property interest or other thing of value with the\nintent to influence the decision of the financial institution, subsidiary,\naffiliate or holding company with regard to any extension of credit, investment\nor purchase or sale of assets by the financial institution, subsidiary,\naffiliate or holding company. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to\nsalary, wages, fees or other compensation or consideration paid by, or expenses\npaid or reimbursed by, such financial institution, subsidiary, affiliate or\nholding company. The violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6\nfelony.\n\nB. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such officer, director,\nemployee or stockholder who is a member of a firm of licensed brokers, in buying\nfor or from or selling to, or for the account of, the financial institution, in\nthe ordinary course of business, real estate or bonds, stocks, or other\nevidences of debt at the usual rate of commission for such service, if the\nofficer, director, employee or stockholder notifies the board of directors of\nthe financial institution, its cashier or secretary, in writing, that such\nservices will be rendered for compensation prior to the rendition of the\nservices or within five business days following the commencement of the\nservices. If a continuing business relationship exists, an annual disclosure may\nbe made.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall not apply to fees paid to any such\nofficer, director, employee, or stockholder who renders services to a borrower\noutside of his relationship with the financial institution in connection with\nthe preparation of a loan application, or in connection with the closing of a\nloan, in evaluating the security or affecting a lien on the collateral, where\nthe fact of rendition of such services for compensation is disclosed in writing\nto the board of directors of the financial institution, or its cashier or\nsecretary, prior to the time such services are rendered or within five business\ndays following the commencement of the services. If a continuing business\nrelationship exists, an annual disclosure may be made.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 6.1-121; 1966, c. 584; 1981, c. 339; 1991, c. 501; 1992,\nc. 318.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}