No officer shall, by color of his office, take any obligation of or for any person in his custody, otherwise than is directed by law.
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1619
When officers not to take obligations
Code 1950, § 15-513; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-78; 1997, c. 587.
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