Virginia § 18.2-197 - Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 18.2-197 — Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18.2-197. Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained
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 (1) of § 18.2-195 with the knowledge or belief that the same were obtained in violation of subsection (1) 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.
Code 1950, § 18.1-125.8; 1968, c. 480; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1981, c. 197; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18.2-197 ("Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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