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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-197 — Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained; penalty

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. § 18.2-197

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. § 18.2-197Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A person is guilty of criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained when he receives money, goods, services, or anything else of value obtained in violation of subsection A or C of § 18.2-195 with the knowledge that the same were obtained in violation of subsection A or C of § 18.2-195 . Conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of all money, goods, services, and anything else of value, obtained in violation of this section, is less than $1,000 in any six-month period; conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 6 felony if such value is $1,000 or more in any six-month period.

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Is criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained ranges from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-197.

Value less than $1,000: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-197) · Value $1,000 or more: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-197)

Which Virginia statute covers criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained?

Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-197 (Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.