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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-100 — Removal of crop by tenant before rents and advances are satisfied
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 3: Larceny and Receiving Stolen Goods, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-100
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
It shall be unlawful for any person renting the lands of another, either for a share of the crop or for money consideration, to remove therefrom, without the consent of the landlord, any part of such crop until the rents and advances are satisfied. Every such offense shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Is removal of crop by tenant before rents and advances are satisfied a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Removal of crop by tenant before rents and advances are satisfied is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-100.
Which Virginia statute covers removal of crop by tenant before rents and advances are satisfied?
Removal of crop by tenant before rents and advances are satisfied is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-100 (Removal of crop by tenant before rents and advances are satisfied).
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