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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-111.2 — Failure to pay withheld child support; embezzlement

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 4: Embezzlement and Fraudulent Conversions, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-111.2

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-111.2Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

If any employer withholds money from the pay of his employee for the purpose of paying administrative or court-ordered child support on behalf of the employee and then wrongfully and fraudulently fails to make payment of the money withheld, the employer shall be guilty of embezzlement.

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