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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-195.2 — Fraudulent application for credit card; penalties

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 6: Offenses Relating to Credit Cards and Gift Cards, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-195.2

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. § 18.2-195.2Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. A person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he makes, causes to be made or conspires to make, directly, indirectly or through an agency, any materially false statement in writing concerning the financial condition or means or ability to pay of himself or of any other person for whom he is acting or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, knowing the statement to be false and intending that it be relied upon for the purpose of procuring a credit card. However, if the statement is made in response to an unrequested written solicitation from the issuer or an agent of the issuer to apply for a credit card, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. B. A person who knows that a false statement has been made in writing concerning the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or of any person for whom he is acting or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting and who with intent to defraud, procures a credit card, upon the faith of such false statement, for his own benefit, or for the benefit of the person, firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, and obtains by use of the credit card, money, property, services or any thing of value, is guilty of grand larceny if the value of whatever is obtained is $1,000 or more or petit larceny if the value is less than $1,000. C. As used in this section, "in writing" shall include information transmitted by computer, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or any other electronic medium, and shall not include information transmitted by any such medium by voice transmission.

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Is fraudulent application for credit card a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: fraudulent application for credit card ranges from a class 4 misdemeanor to a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-195.2.

False statement to procure credit card: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-195.2A) · False statement made in response to unrequested solicitation: class 4 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-195.2A)

Which Virginia statute covers fraudulent application for credit card?

Fraudulent application for credit card is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-195.2 (Fraudulent application for credit card; penalties).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.