§ 18.2-152.7:2 Using computer to commit a scheme involving false representations; penalty
Any person who, without the intent to receive any direct or indirect benefit, maliciously sends an electronically transmitted communication containing a false representation intended to cause another person to spend money, and such false representation causes such person to spend money, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
History
This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1178 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2020, c. 1178.