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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351018</law_id><section_number>18.2-470</section_number><catch_line>Extortion by officer</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="10" identifier="10">Crimes Against the Administration of Justice</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="6" identifier="6">Interference With Administration of Justice</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If any officer, for performing an official duty for which a fee or compensation is allowed or provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span>, knowingly demand and receive a greater fee or compensation than is so allowed or provided, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-304; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
