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VA Code § 18.2-439 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-439. Acceptance of bribe by officer or candidate

If any executive, legislative or judicial officer, sheriff or police officer, or any candidate for such office, accept in this Commonwealth, or if, being resident in this Commonwealth, such officer or candidate shall go out of this Commonwealth and accept and afterwards return to and reside in this Commonwealth, any gift or gratuity or any promise to make a gift or do any act beneficial to such officer or candidate under an agreement, or with an understanding, that his vote, opinion or judgment shall be given on any particular side of any question, cause or proceeding which is or may be by law brought before him in his official capacity or that in such capacity he shall make any particular nomination or appointment or take or fail to take any particular action or perform any duty required by law, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall forfeit his office and be forever incapable of holding any office of honor, profit or trust under the Constitution of Virginia. The word candidate as used in this section and § 18.2-438, shall mean anyone who has filed his candidacy with the appropriate electoral official or who is a candidate as defined in § 24.2-101.Code 1950, § 18.1-279; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-440 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-440. Bribes to officers to prevent service of process

If any officer authorized to serve legal process receive any money or other thing of value for omitting or delaying to perform any duty pertaining to his office, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-281; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-441 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-441. Giving bribes to, or receiving bribes by, commissioners, jurors, etc.

If any person give, offer or promise to give any money or other thing of value to a commissioner appointed by a court, auditor, arbitrator, umpire or juror (although not impaneled), with intent to bias his opinion or influence his decision in relation to any matter in which he is acting or is to act, or if any such commissioner, auditor, arbitrator, umpire or juror corruptly take or receive such money or other thing, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-282; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-441.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-441.1. Bribery of witnesses

If any person give, offer, or promise to give any money or other thing of value to anyone with intent to prevent such person from testifying as a witness in any civil or criminal proceeding or with intent to cause that person to testify falsely, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.1978, c. 612.
VA Code § 18.2-442 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-442. Bribery of participants in games, contests or sports

Whoever gives, promises or offers any valuable thing to any professional or amateur participant or prospective participant in any game, contest or sport, with intent to influence him to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or to limit his or his team's margin of victory in any professional or amateur game, contest or sport in which such participant is taking part or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-402; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-443 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-443. Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers

A professional or amateur participant or prospective participant in any game, contest or sport or a manager, coach or trainer of any team or individual participant or prospective participant in any such game, contest or sport, who solicits or accepts any valuable thing to influence him to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or to limit his or his team's margin of victory in any game, contest or sport in which he is taking part, or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-403; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-444 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-444. Corruptly influencing, or being influenced as, agents, etc.

(1) Any person who gives, offers or promises to an agent, employee or servant any gift or gratuity whatever, without the knowledge and consent of the principal, employer or master of such agent, employee or servant, with intent to influence his action to the prejudice of his principal's, employer's or master's business; or(2) An agent, employee or servant who, without the knowledge and consent of his principal, employer or master requests or accepts a gift or gratuity or a promise to make a gift or to do an act beneficial to himself, under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall act in any particular manner as to his principal's, employer's or master's business; or(3) An agent, employee or servant who, being authorized to procure materials, supplies or other articles either by purchase or contract for his principal, employer or master or to employ service or labor for his principal, employer or master receives directly or indirectly, for himself or for another, a commission, discount or bonus from the person who makes such sale or contract, or furnishes such materials, supplies or other articles, or from a person who renders such service or labor; or(4) Any person who gives or offers such an agent, employee or servant such commission, discount or bonus;shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-404; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-444.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-444.1. Reserved

Reserved.
VA Code § 18.2-444.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-444.2. Giving or accepting a fee or gift for purposes of influencing decisions of financial institution

A. 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 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 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 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.B. 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, 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.C. 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 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. If a continuing business relationship exists, an annual disclosure may be made.Code 1950, § 6.1-121; 1966, c. 584; 1981, c. 339; 1991, c. 501; 1992, c. 318.
VA Code § 18.2-445 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-445. Immunity of witnesses

No witness called by the court or attorney for the Commonwealth and giving evidence for the prosecution, either before the grand jury or the court in any prosecution, under this article shall ever be proceeded against for any offense of giving, or offering to give, or accepting a bribe committed by him at the time and place indicated in such prosecution; but such witness shall be compelled to testify, and for refusing to answer questions may, by the court, be punished for contempt.Code 1950, §§ 18.1-280, 18.1-405; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-446 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-446. Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section except where the context clearly requires a different meaning:(1) "Benefits" means a gain or advantage, or anything regarded by the beneficiary as a gain or advantage, including a benefit to any other person or entity in whose welfare he is interested, but shall not mean an advantage promised generally to a group or class of voters as a consequence of public measures which a candidate engages to support or oppose;(2) "Party official" means a person who holds an elective or appointive post in a political party in the United States by virtue of which he directs or conducts, or participates in directing or conducting party affairs at any level of responsibility;(3) "Pecuniary benefit" means a benefit in the form of money, property, commercial interest or anything else the primary significance of which is economic gain;(4) "Public servant" means any officer or employee of this Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, including members of the General Assembly and judges, and any person participating as a juror, advisor, consultant or otherwise, in performing any governmental function; but the term does not include witnesses;(5) "Administrative proceeding" means any proceeding other than a judicial proceeding, the outcome of which is required to be based on a record or documentation prescribed by law including specifically, but not limited to, proceedings before a planning commission and board of zoning appeals.Code 1950, § 18.1-282.1; 1968, c. 552; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-447 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-447. When person guilty of bribery

A person shall be guilty of bribery under the provisions of this article:(1) If he offers, confers or agrees to confer upon another (a) any pecuniary benefit as consideration for or to obtain or influence the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of discretion as a public servant or party official, or (b) any benefit as consideration for or to obtain or influence either the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding or the recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant or party official; or(2) If he accepts or agrees to accept from another (a) any pecuniary benefit offered, conferred or agreed to be conferred as consideration for or to obtain or influence the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of discretion as a public servant or party official, or (b) any benefit offered, conferred or agreed to be conferred as consideration for or to obtain or influence either the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding or the recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant or party official; or(3) If he solicits from another (a) any pecuniary benefit or promise of pecuniary benefit as consideration for or in exchange for his decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of discretion as a public servant or party official, or (b) any benefit or promise of benefit as consideration for or in exchange for his decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding or his violation of a known legal duty as a public servant or party official.Code 1950, § 18.1-282.2; 1968, c. 552; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-448 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-448. Certain matters not to constitute defenses

It shall be no defense to any prosecution under § 18.2-447 that a person whom the actor sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason. Also it shall be no defense to a prosecution under § 18.2-447 that a resident of this Commonwealth charged with committing an act of bribery was temporarily absent from this Commonwealth at the time such act was committed.Code 1950, § 18.1-282.3; 1968, c. 552; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-449 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-449. Punishment

Any person found guilty of bribery under the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony, and if such person be a public servant he shall in addition forfeit his public office and shall be forever incapable of holding any public office in this Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 18.1-282.4; 1968, c. 552; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-450 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-450. Immunity of witnesses

No witness called by the court or attorney for the Commonwealth and giving evidence for the prosecution, either before the grand jury or the court in any prosecution under this article shall ever be proceeded against for any offense of giving, or offering to give, or accepting a bribe committed by him at the time and place indicated in such prosecution; but such witness shall be compelled to testify, and for refusing to answer questions, may by the court, be punished for contempt.Code 1950, § 18.1-282.3; 1968, c. 552; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-451 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-451. Definitions; application and construction of article

(a) "Barratry" is the offense of stirring up litigation.(b) A "barrator" is an individual, partnership, association or corporation who or which stirs up litigation.(c) "Stirring up litigation" means instigating or attempting to instigate a person or persons to institute a suit at law or equity.(d) "Instigating" means bringing it about that all or part of the expenses of the litigation are paid by the barrator or by a person or persons (other than the plaintiffs) acting in concert with the barrator, unless the instigation is justified.(e) "Justified" means that the instigator is related by blood or marriage to the plaintiff whom he instigates, or that the instigator is entitled by law to share with the plaintiff in money or property that is the subject of the litigation or that the instigator has a direct interest in the subject matter of the litigation or occupies a position of trust in relation to the plaintiff; or that the instigator is acting on behalf of a duly constituted legal aid society approved by the Virginia State Bar which offers advice or assistance in all kinds of legal matters to all members of the public who come to it for advice or assistance and are unable because of poverty to pay legal fees.(f) "Direct interest" means a personal right or a pecuniary right or liability.This article shall not be applicable to attorneys who are parties to contingent fee contracts with their clients where the attorney does not protect the client from payment of the costs and expense of litigation, nor shall this article apply to any matter involving annexation, zoning, bond issues, or the holding or results of any election or referendum, nor shall this article apply to suits pertaining to or affecting possession of or title to real or personal property, regardless of ownership, nor shall this article apply to suits involving the legality of assessment or collection of taxes or the rates thereof, nor shall this article apply to suits involving rates or charges or services by common carriers or public utilities, nor shall this article apply to criminal prosecutions, nor to the payment of attorneys by legal aid societies approved by the Virginia State Bar, nor to proceedings to abate nuisances. Nothing herein shall be construed to be in derogation of the constitutional rights of real parties in interest to employ counsel or to prosecute any available legal remedy under the laws of this Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 18.1-388; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-452 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-452. Barratry unlawful

Any person, if an individual, who shall engage in barratry shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; and if a corporation, may be fined not more than $10,000. If the corporation be a foreign corporation, its certificate of authority to transact business in Virginia shall be revoked by the State Corporation Commission.Code 1950, §§ 18.1-389, 18.1-390; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-453 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-453. Aiders and abettors

A person who aids and abets a barrator by giving money or rendering services to or for the use or benefit of the barrator for committing barratry shall be guilty of barratry and punished as provided in § 18.2-452.Code 1950, § 18.1-391; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-454 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-454. Enjoining barratry

Suits to enjoin barratry may be brought by the Attorney General or the attorney for the Commonwealth in the appropriate circuit court.Code 1950, § 18.1-392; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-455 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-455. Unprofessional conduct; revocation of license

Conduct that is made illegal by this article on the part of an attorney at law or any person holding license from the Commonwealth to engage in a profession is unprofessional conduct. Upon hearing pursuant to the provisions of § 54.1-3935, or other statute applicable to the profession concerned, if the defendant be found guilty of barratry, his license to practice law or any other profession shall be revoked for such period as provided by law.Code 1950, § 18.1-393; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-456 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-456. Cases in which courts and judges may punish summarily for contempt

A. The courts and judges may issue attachments for contempt, and punish them summarily, only in the following cases:1. Misbehavior in the presence of the court, or so near thereto as to obstruct or interrupt the administration of justice;2. Violence, or threats of violence, to a judge or officer of the court, or to a juror, witness, or party going to, attending, or returning from the court, for or in respect of any act or proceeding had, or to be had, in such court;3. Vile, contemptuous, or insulting language addressed to or published of a judge for or in respect of any act or proceeding had, or to be had, in such court, or like language used in his presence and intended for his hearing for or in respect of such act or proceeding;4. Misbehavior of an officer of the court in his official character;5. Disobedience or resistance of an officer of the court, juror, witness, or other person to any lawful process, judgment, decree, or order of the court; and6. Willful failure to appear before any court or judicial officer as required after having been charged with a felony offense or misdemeanor offense or released on a summons pursuant to § 19.2-73 or 19.2-74.B. The judge shall indicate, in writing, under which subdivision in subsection A a person is being charged and punished for contempt.C. Nothing in subdivision A 6 shall be construed to prohibit prosecution under § 19.2-128.Code 1950, § 18.1-292; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2019, c. 708.
VA Code § 18.2-457 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-457. Fine and imprisonment by court limited unless jury impaneled

No court shall, without a jury, for any such contempt as is mentioned in the first class embraced in § 18.2-456, impose a fine exceeding $250 or imprison more than ten days; but in any such case the court may, without an indictment, information or any formal pleading, impanel a jury to ascertain the fine or imprisonment proper to be inflicted and may give judgment according to the verdict.Code 1950, § 18.1-295; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 626.
VA Code § 18.2-458 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 10 - Crimes Against the Administration of Justice|§ 18.2-458. Power of judge of district court to punish for contempt

A judge of a district court shall have the same power and jurisdiction as a judge of a circuit court to punish summarily for contempt, but in no case shall the fine exceed $250, or the imprisonment exceed ten days, for the same contempt.Code 1950, § 18.1-293; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 626.