Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
Chapter 6 - Crimes Involving Fraud

§ 18.2-172.1. Falsifying or altering and fraudulently using transcripts or diplomas; penalty - Any person who materially falsifies or alters a transcript or...

§ 18.2-172.2. Maliciously affixing another's signature to writing; penalty - Any person who maliciously affixes a facsimile or likeness of...

§ 18.2-173. Having in possession forged coin or bank notes - If any person have in his possession forged bank notes...

§ 18.2-174. Impersonating law-enforcement officer; penalty - Any person who falsely assumes or exercises the functions, powers,...

§ 18.2-174.1. Impersonating certain public safety personnel; penalty - Any person who willfully impersonates, with the intent to make...

§ 18.2-175. Unlawful wearing of officer's uniform or insignia; unlawful use of vehicle with word "police" shown thereon - No person, not such an officer as is referred to...

§ 18.2-176. Unauthorized wearing or displaying on motor vehicles of any button, insignia or emblem of certain associations or societies or of Southern Cross of Honor - (a) No person shall wear the button or insignia of...

§ 18.2-177. Illegal use of insignia - Any person who shall willfully wear, exhibit, display, print, or...

§ 18.2-177.1. False representation of military status; penalty - A. It is unlawful for any person, with the intent...

§ 18.2-178. Obtaining money or signature, etc., by false pretense - A. If any person obtain, by any false pretense or...

§ 18.2-178.1. Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; penalty - A. As used in this section, "vulnerable adult" means the...

§ 18.2-178.2. Financial exploitation by an agent; penalty - A. As used in this section: "Agent" means the same...

§ 18.2-179. Unlawful operation of coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine, etc. - Any person who shall operate, cause to be operated, or...

§ 18.2-180. Manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use - Any person who, with intent to cheat or defraud the...

§ 18.2-181. Issuing bad checks, etc., larceny - Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall make or...

§ 18.2-181.1. Issuance of bad checks - It shall be a Class 6 felony for any person,...

§ 18.2-182. Issuing bad checks on behalf of business firm or corporation in payment of wages; penalty - Any person who shall make, draw, or utter, or deliver...

§ 18.2-182.1. Issuing bad checks in payment of taxes - Any person who shall make, draw, utter, or deliver two...

§ 18.2-183. Issuance of bad check prima facie evidence of intent and knowledge; notice by certified or registered mail - In any prosecution or action under the preceding sections, the...

§ 18.2-184. Presumption as to notation attached to check, draft or order - In any prosecution or action under the preceding sections, any...

§ 18.2-185. Evidence and presumptions in malicious prosecution actions after issuance of bad check - In any civil action growing out of an arrest under...

§ 18.2-186. False statements to obtain property or credit - A. A person shall be guilty of a Class 1...

§ 18.2-186.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 255.

§ 18.2-186.2. False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program - Any person who (i) knowingly makes or causes to be...

§ 18.2-186.3. Identity theft; penalty; restitution; victim assistance - A. It shall be unlawful for any person, without the...

§ 18.2-186.3:1. Identity fraud; consumer reporting agencies; police reports - A. A consumer may report a case of identity theft...

§ 18.2-186.4. Use of a person's identity with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass; penalty - It shall be unlawful for any person, with the intent...

§ 18.2-186.4:1. Internet publication of personal information of certain public officials - A. The Commonwealth shall not publish on the Internet the...

§ 18.2-186.5. Expungement of false identity information from police and court records; Identity Theft Passport - A. Any person whose name or other identification has been...

§ 18.2-186.6. Breach of personal information notification - A. As used in this section: "Breach of the security...

§ 18.2-187. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1978, c. 807.

§ 18.2-187.1. Obtaining or attempting to obtain oil, electric, gas, water, telephone, telegraph, cable television or electronic communication service without payment; penalty; civil liability - A. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly, with...

§ 18.2-187.2. Audiovisual recording of motion pictures unlawful; penalty - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate...

§ 18.2-188. Defrauding hotels, motels, campgrounds, boardinghouses, etc. - It shall be unlawful for any person, without paying therefor,...

§ 18.2-188.1. Defrauding person having a lien on an animal; penalty - It shall be unlawful to remove or cause any horse...

§ 18.2-189. Defrauding keeper of motor vehicles or watercraft - A person shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor...

§ 18.2-190. Fraudulent misrepresentation as to breed of bull or cattle - Any person who, in the sale, gift or transfer, of...

§ 18.2-190.1. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...

§ 18.2-190.2. Possession of an unlawful electronic communication device or equipment etc., used to manufacture such device; penalty - A person who knowingly possesses (i) an unlawful electronic communication...

§ 18.2-190.3. Sale of an unlawful electronic communication device; penalty - A person who (i) knowingly sells an unlawful electronic communication...

§ 18.2-190.4. Manufacture of an unlawful electronic communication device; penalty - A person who knowingly manufactures an unlawful electronic communication device...

§ 18.2-190.5. Separate offenses; penalty - For purposes of imposing criminal penalties for violations of §§...

§ 18.2-190.6. Restitution - The court may, in addition to any other sentence authorized...

§ 18.2-190.7. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 995.

§ 18.2-190.8. Civil relief; damages - Any electronic communication service provider aggrieved by a violation of...

§ 18.2-191. Definitions - The following words and phrases as used in this article,...

§ 18.2-192. Credit card theft - (1) A person is guilty of credit card or credit...

§ 18.2-193. Credit card forgery - (1) A person is guilty of credit card forgery when:...

§ 18.2-194. Unauthorized possession of two or more signed credit cards or credit card numbers - When a person, other than the cardholder or a person...

§ 18.2-195. Credit card fraud; conspiracy; penalties - (1) A person is guilty of credit card fraud when,...

§ 18.2-195.1. Credit card factoring - A. Any authorized person who presents to the issuer or...

§ 18.2-195.2. Fraudulent application for credit card; penalties - A. A person shall be guilty of a Class 1...

§ 18.2-196. Criminal possession of credit card forgery devices - (1) A person is guilty of criminal possession of credit...

§ 18.2-196.1. Unlawful use of payment card scanning devices and re-encoders; penalty - A. Any person who with malicious intent uses a scanning...

§ 18.2-197. Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained - A person is guilty of criminally receiving goods and services...

§ 18.2-198. Obtaining airline, railroad, steamship, etc., ticket at discount price - A person who obtains at a discount price a ticket...

§ 18.2-198.1. Venue - Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19.2-244, a prosecution for a...

§ 18.2-199. Penalties for violation of article - Persons violating any provision of this article for which no...

§ 18.2-200. Failure to perform promise to deliver crop, etc., in return for advances - If any person obtain from another an advance of money,...

§ 18.2-200.1. Failure to perform promise for construction, etc., in return for advances - If any person obtain from another an advance of money,...

§ 18.2-201. Advances secured by fraudulent promise to perform agricultural labor - If any person enter into a contract of employment, oral...

§ 18.2-202. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 459.

§ 18.2-204. False statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company - Any agent, physician or other person who shall knowingly or...

§ 18.2-204.1. Fraudulent use of birth certificates, etc.; penalty - A. Any person who obtains or possesses a fictitious birth...

§ 18.2-204.2. Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification; penalty - A. Except as provided in subsection D of § 18.2-204.1,...

§ 18.2-204.3. Transfers for the sole or primary purpose of obtaining a lower unemployment tax rate; penalty - A. Any person who transfers or attempts to transfer any...

§ 18.2-205. False pretense in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals and giving false pedigree - Every person who by any false pretense shall obtain from...

§ 18.2-206. Procuring an animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat with intent to defraud - If any person procure any such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat...

§ 18.2-207. Making false entry, etc., in marriage register, etc. - If any clerk of a court, commissioner of the revenue,...

§ 18.2-208. Making false statement, etc., for marriage record, etc. - If any person, upon whose information or statement any record...

§ 18.2-209. False publications - Any person who knowingly and willfully states, delivers or transmits...

§ 18.2-209.1. Penalties for false certificate or failure to give bond - A. If any clerk make a certificate as to any...

§ 18.2-209.2. Failure of clerk to give notice of appointment of special commissioner to collect purchase money or rent - If any clerk fail to give notice as required by...

§ 18.2-210. Stamping, etc., on newspapers, any word, etc., to cause belief it was done by publisher; circulating such newspapers - No person, without first obtaining the consent of the publisher...

§ 18.2-211. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 459.

§ 18.2-212. Calling or summoning emergency medical services vehicle or firefighting apparatus without just cause; maliciously activating fire alarms; venue - A. Any person who without just cause therefor calls or...

§ 18.2-212.1. Unlawful for person not blind or incapacitated to carry white, white tipped with red or metallic cane - It is unlawful for any person, unless totally or partially...

§ 18.2-213. Simulation of warrants, processes, writs and notices - Any person who, for the purpose of collecting money, shall...

§ 18.2-213.1. Obtaining certification as small, women-owned, or minority-owned business by deception; penalty - A. Except as otherwise provided by § 18.2-498.3, a person...

§ 18.2-213.2. Filing false lien or encumbrance against another - Any person who maliciously files a lien or encumbrance in...

§ 18.2-214. Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc. - Any person, firm, association or corporation who or which intentionally...

§ 18.2-214.1. Penalties for failure to report removal or alteration of identification or serial number on business machines - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or...

§ 18.2-215. Removal or alteration of identification numbers on household electrical appliances; possession of such appliances - No person, firm, association or corporation, either individually or in...

§ 18.2-216. Untrue, deceptive or misleading advertising, inducements, writings or documents - A. Any person, firm, corporation or association who, with intent...

§ 18.2-216.1. Unauthorized use of name or picture of any person; punishment - A person, firm, or corporation that knowingly uses for advertising...

§ 18.2-217. Advertising merchandise, etc., for sale with intent not to sell at price or terms advertised; prima facie evidence of violation - (a) Any person, firm, corporation or association who in any...

§ 18.2-218. Failure to indicate goods, etc., are "seconds," "irregulars," "secondhand," etc. - Any person, firm, corporation or association who in any manner...

§ 18.2-219. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1992, c. 768.

§ 18.2-220. Use of word "wholesale" or "wholesaler." - Any person, firm, corporation or association who in any manner...

§ 18.2-221. Advertising new or used automobiles or trucks - Any person, firm, corporation or association engaged in selling new...

§ 18.2-222. Misrepresentation as to source of merchandise; penalty - No person, firm, corporation or association selling or offering for...

§ 18.2-223. "Going out of business" sales; permit required - It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise, or...

§ 18.2-224. "Going out of business" sales; counties, cities and towns to issue permits; inspections; application for permit; inventory required; commingling of other goods prohibited; duration; additional permits; inclusion of permit number and dates... - Every county, town and city shall issue permits to retail...

§ 18.2-225. Misrepresentations as to agricultural products - Misrepresentation by advertising in the press or by radio or...

§ 18.2-226. Fraud and misrepresentation in sale of liquid fuels, lubricating oils and similar products - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or...

§ 18.2-227. Same; sale from pump indicating other brand - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or...

§ 18.2-228. Same; imitating indicia of other brands - It shall be unlawful, for any person, firm, association or...

§ 18.2-229. Same; false trade name or mixing brands - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or...

§ 18.2-230. Same; assisting in violation of §§ 18.2-226 through 18.2-229 - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or...

§ 18.2-231. Same; label required - There shall be firmly attached to or painted at or...

§ 18.2-232. Same; punishment for violation of §§ 18.2-226 through 18.2-231 - Any person, firm, association or corporation or any officer, agent...

§ 18.2-233. Sale of goods marked "sterling" and "sterling silver." - A person who makes or sells or offers to sell...

§ 18.2-234. Sale of goods marked "coin" and "coin silver." - A person who makes or sells or offers to sell...

§ 18.2-235. Regulating sale of merchandise made of gold - Any person who marks or sells or offers to sell...

§ 18.2-236. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2006, cc. 392 and 485, cl. 2,...

§ 18.2-237. Buying, etc., certain secondhand materials; intent; possession - If any person buy or receive secondhand grate baskets, keys,...

§ 18.2-238. Buying, etc., pig iron, etc., with intent to defraud; possession; evidence of intent - If any person buy or receive pig iron or railroad,...

§ 18.2-239. Pyramid promotional schemes; misdemeanor; definitions; contracts void - Every person who contrives, prepares, sets up, operates, advertises or...

§ 18.2-240. Same; injunction - Any attorney for the Commonwealth may petition a court of...

§ 18.2-241. Acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail - As used in this section, "food" includes food, groceries and...

§ 18.2-242. Use of games, lotteries, etc., for promoting sale of certain products - (a) No retail establishment in this Commonwealth shall use any...

§ 18.2-242.1. Certain referral transactions in connection with consumer sales or leases prohibited; effect of such transactions - (a) For the purpose of this section, the term "consumer...

§ 18.2-243. When issuer or distributor of advertisements not guilty of violation; inadvertent error - A person, firm, corporation or association who or which, for...

§ 18.2-244. Right to select clientele or customers not affected - Nothing in this article shall be deemed to impair the...

§ 18.2-245. Enjoining violation of this article - (a) Any person, firm, corporation or association who violates any...

§ 18.2-246. Penalty in general for violations - Unless otherwise provided, any person who shall violate any provision...

§ 18.2-246.1. Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 18.2-246.2. Definitions - "Conduct" or "conducts" includes initiating, concluding, participating in, or assisting...

§ 18.2-246.3. Money laundering; penalties - A. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to...

§ 18.2-246.4. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 995.

§ 18.2-246.5. Forfeiture of business license or registration upon conviction of sale or distribution of imitation controlled substance; money laundering - Any person, firm or corporation holding a license or registration...

§ 18.2-246.6. Definitions - For purposes of this article: "Adult" means a person who...

§ 18.2-246.7. Requirements for delivery sales - A. No person shall make a delivery sale of cigarettes...

§ 18.2-246.8. Age verification requirements - A. No person shall mail, ship, or otherwise deliver cigarettes...

§ 18.2-246.9. Disclosure requirements - The notice required under subdivision A 3 of § 18.2-246.8...

§ 18.2-246.10. Shipping requirements - Each person who mails, ships, or otherwise delivers cigarettes in...

§ 18.2-246.11. Registration and reporting requirements - A. Prior to making delivery sales or mailing, shipping, or...

§ 18.2-246.12. Collection of taxes - Each person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale...

§ 18.2-246.13. Civil penalties; penalties - A. In addition to any criminal penalties for violations of...

§ 18.2-246.14. Counterfeit cigarettes; penalty; civil penalty - A. It is unlawful to distribute or possess counterfeit cigarettes....

§ 18.2-246.15. Enforcement - The Attorney General is authorized to enforce the provisions of...

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Code of Virginia Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally Chapter 6 - Crimes Involving Fraud

Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
Chapter 6 - Crimes Involving Fraud