3.2-5410 - Prohibitions of bribery or gifts to state employees; assaults or interference with such employees. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-5410. Prohibitions of bribery or gifts to state employees; assaults orinterference with such employees.

A. Any person that shall give, pay, or offer, directly or indirectly, to anyofficer or employee of the Commonwealth authorized to perform any of theduties prescribed by this chapter or by the regulations of the Board, anymoney or other thing of value, with intent to influence said officer oremployee in the discharge of any such duty, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.Any officer or employee of the Commonwealth authorized to perform any of theduties prescribed by this article who shall accept any money, gift, or otherthing of value from any person, given with intent to influence his officialaction, or who shall receive or accept from any person engaged in intrastatecommerce any gift, money, or other thing of value given with any purpose orintent whatsoever, is guilty of a Class 6 felony and shall, upon conviction,be summarily discharged from office.

B. Any person that forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates,or interferes with any person engaged in or on account of the performance ofhis official duties under this chapter with the intent to hinder, delay, orprevent the performance of such duties is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

(1970, c. 290, § 3.1-884.25; 2008, c. 860.)