58.1-3141 - Treasurer or other person shall not use public money except as provided by law. - Virginia Statutes

§ 58.1-3141. Treasurer or other person shall not use public money except asprovided by law.

No treasurer or any other person handling public money shall knowingly apply,disburse or use any part of the public money held by him in any manner or forany purpose other than the manner and purposes provided by law. Any violationof this section, when amount so applied, disbursed or used exceeds fiftydollars, shall constitute embezzlement.

(Code 1950, § 58-929; 1984, c. 675.)