Chap. 192.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of chapter three hundred
and forty-two of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred and thirty-two,
entitled an act to revise, simplify, rearrange and consolidate into one act,
which shall constitute and be designated and cited as “The Motor Vehicle
Code of Virginia,” the various statutes of the Commonwealth concerning the
registration and licensing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, the
licensing of chauffeurs, the collection of fees and disposition of funds collected,
the operation of vehicles on the public roads, highways, streets and alleys, the
Division of Motor Vehicles and the director of said division, the powers and
duties of said division and director, and the penalties for violations of the
provisions of certain such statutes ; and to repeal all statutes and acts in
conflict with the provisions of this act. [fH B 212]

Approved March 27, 1934

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That section
six of chapter three hundred and forty-two of the Acts of Assembly
of nineteen hundred and thirty-two, entitled an act to revise, simplify,
rearrange and consolidate into one act which shall constitute and be
designated and cited as “The Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia,” the
various statutes of the Commonwealth concerning the registration and
licensing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, the licensing of
chauffeurs, the collection of fees and disposition of funds collected, the
operation of vehicles on the public roads, highways, streets and alleys,
the Division of Motor Vehicles and the director of said division, the
powers and duties of said division and director, and the penalties for
violations of the provisions of certain such statutes; and to repeal all
statutes and acts in conflict with the provisions of this act, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 6. Powers of director, assistants, and police officers of
division to enforce criminal laws; fees——(a) The director, his severa

assistants, and police officers appointed by him are hereby vested witl
the powers of a sheriff for the purpose of enforcing all the crimina
laws of this State, and it shall be the duty of such director, his severa
assistants and police officers appointed by him to use their best efforts
to enforce the same; but nothing in this act shall be construed as re-
lieving any sheriff, constable, commissioner of the revenue or police
officer from the duty of aiding and assisting in the enforcement of such
laws.

All police officers appointed by the director are hereby vested with
the authority and power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments
and affidavits incidental to the administration and enforcement of this
act and all other laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles, ap-
plications for operators’ and chauffeurs’ license and the collection
and/or refunding of tax levied on gasoline, for which service such
police officers shall receive no compensation.

(b) No justice of the peace, trial justice, police justice, civil and
police justice, or other court, in this State, shall in any case, in which
a fine is assessed for the violation of any law of this State, or any sub-
division thereof, assess, as a part of the cost of such case any fee for
arrest, or as a witness, for the benefit of any police officer of the divi-
sion; nor shall any such police officer receive any such fee. Any such
police officer who shall accept or receive any such fee shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than
one hundred dollars; and in addition thereto the director may, in his
discretion, remove such police officer, for receiving such fee. N othing
herein contained shall prohibit any such officer from accepting or re-
ceiving a reward.