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A.<\/span> Any person who receives any pecuniary benefit or other consideration to act in violation of § 18.2-474<\/a> or 18.2-474.1<\/a> is guilty of bribery, punishable as a Class 4 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any law<\/span>-enforcement officer as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>, jail officer as defined in § 53.1-1<\/a>, or correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1<\/a> who violates this section shall be decertified in accordance with § 15.2-1707<\/a>, if applicable, and shall be forever ineligible for reemployment as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer, jail officer, or correctional officer in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBRIBERY IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-474.2)\n\nA. Any person who receives any pecuniary benefit or other consideration to act\nin violation of § 18.2-474 or 18.2-474.1 is guilty of bribery, punishable\nas a Class 4 felony.\n\nB. Any law-enforcement officer as defined in § 9.1-101, jail officer as\ndefined in § 53.1-1, or correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1\nwho violates this section shall be decertified in accordance with §\n15.2-1707, if applicable, and shall be forever ineligible for reemployment as a\nlaw-enforcement officer, jail officer, or correctional officer in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 289.","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"}}