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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112 — Embezzlement by officers, etc., of public or other funds; default in paying over funds evidence of guilt

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 4: Embezzlement and Fraudulent Conversions, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
If any officer, agent or employee of the Commonwealth or of any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision, or the deputy of any such officer having custody of public funds, or other funds coming into his custody under his official capacity, knowingly misuse or misappropriate the same or knowingly dispose thereof otherwise than in accordance with law, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony; and any default of such officer, agent, employee or deputy in paying over any such funds to the proper authorities when required by law to do so shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his guilt.

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Is embezzlement by officers, etc., of public or other funds a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Embezzlement by officers, etc., of public or other funds is a class 4 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112.

Which Virginia statute covers embezzlement by officers, etc., of public or other funds?

Embezzlement by officers, etc., of public or other funds is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112 (Embezzlement by officers, etc., of public or other funds; default in paying over funds evidence of guilt).

Is misuse of public assets a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: misuse of public assets ranges from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 4 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112.1.

Misuse of public assets by full-time officer/agent/employee: class 4 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112.1B) · Misuse of public assets by non-full-time officer/agent/employee/elected official under local ordinance: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-112.1C)

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.