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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.8 — Property capable of embezzlement
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 7.1: Computer Crimes, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.8
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.
For purposes of §§ 18.2-95 , 18.2-96 , 18.2-108 , and 18.2-111 , personal property subject to embezzlement, larceny, or receiving stolen goods shall include:
1. Computers and computer networks;
2. Financial instruments, computer data, computer programs, computer software and all other personal property regardless of whether they are:
a. Tangible or intangible;
b. In a format readable by humans or by a computer;
c. In transit between computers or within a computer network or between any devices which comprise a computer; or
d. Located on any paper or in any device on which it is stored by a computer or by a human; and
3. Computer services.
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