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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-105.2 — Manufacture, sale, etc., of devices to shield against electronic detection of shoplifting prohibited; penalty

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. § 18.2-105.2

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-105.2Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute or possess any specially coated or laminated bag or other device primarily designed and intended to shield shoplifted merchandise from detection by an anti-theft electronic alarm sensor, with the intention that the same be used to aid in the shoplifting of merchandise. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Is manufacture, sale, etc., of devices to shield against electronic detection of shoplifting prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Manufacture, sale, etc., of devices to shield against electronic detection of shoplifting prohibited is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-105.2.

Which Virginia statute covers manufacture, sale, etc., of devices to shield against electronic detection of shoplifting prohibited?

Manufacture, sale, etc., of devices to shield against electronic detection of shoplifting prohibited is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-105.2 (Manufacture, sale, etc., of devices to shield against electronic detection of shoplifting prohibited; penalty).

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