Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3120
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Knowing violation of chapter a misdemeanor
Official statutory text
Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Articles 2 through 6 (§§ 2.2-3102 through 2.2-3119 ) of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except that any member of a local governing body who knowingly violates subsection A of § 2.2-3112 or subsection D or F of § 2.2-3115 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A knowing violation under this section is one in which the person engages in conduct, performs an act or refuses to perform an act when he knows that the conduct is prohibited or required by this chapter.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.17; 2001, c. 844 ; 2012, c. 429 .
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.17; 2001, c. 844 ; 2012, c. 429 .
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