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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-238 — Buying, etc., pig iron, etc., with intent to defraud; possession; evidence of intent

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 8: Misrepresentations and Other Offenses Connected with Sales, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-238

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. § 18.2-238Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
If any person buy or receive pig iron or railroad, telephone, telegraph, coal mining, industrial, manufacturing or public utility iron, brass, copper, metal or any composition thereof with intent to defraud, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. Possession of any pig iron or railroad, telephone, telegraph, coal mining, industrial, manufacturing or public utility iron, brass, copper, metal or any composition thereof, if bought or received from any other person than the manufacturer thereof or his authorized agent or of a regularly licensed dealer therein, shall be prima facie evidence of such intent.

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Is buying, etc., pig iron, etc., with intent to defraud a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Buying, etc., pig iron, etc., with intent to defraud is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-238.

Which Virginia statute covers buying, etc., pig iron, etc., with intent to defraud?

Buying, etc., pig iron, etc., with intent to defraud is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-238 (Buying, etc., pig iron, etc., with intent to defraud; possession; evidence of intent).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.