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The consent of the owner of an animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel to its taking, driving or using shall not in any case be presumed or implied because of such owner&#8217;s consent on a previous occasion to the taking, driving or using of such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel by the same or a different person. Any person who assists in, or is a party or accessory to, or an accomplice in, any such unauthorized taking, driving or using shall be subject to the same punishment as if he were the principal offender.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227975,"text":"Any person who shall take, drive or use any animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel, not his own, without the consent of the owner thereof and in the absence of the owner, and with intent temporarily to deprive the owner thereof of his possession thereof, without intent to steal the same, shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony, provided, however, that if the value of such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel shall be less than $1,000, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The consent of the owner of an animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel to its taking, driving or using shall not in any case be presumed or implied because of such owner&#8217;s consent on a previous occasion to the taking, driving or using of such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel by the same or a different person. Any person who assists in, or is a party or accessory to, or an accomplice in, any such unauthorized taking, driving or using shall be subject to the same punishment as if he were the principal offender.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13748,"edition_id":1,"name":"Larceny and Receiving Stolen Goods","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13243,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:46","permalink":{"id":165381,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13748,"identifier":"3","token":"18.2\/5\/3","url":"\/18.2\/5\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13243,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Against Property","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","permalink":{"id":165299,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13243,"identifier":"5","token":"18.2\/5","url":"\/18.2\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":62699,"structure_id":13748,"section_number":"18.2-100","catch_line":"Removal of crop by tenant before rents and advances are satisfied","url":"\/18.2-100\/","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-100","metadata":false},{"id":56952,"structure_id":13748,"section_number":"18.2-101","catch_line":"Selling, etc., of goods distrained or levied on","url":"\/18.2-101\/","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-101","metadata":false},{"id":62517,"structure_id":13748,"section_number":"18.2-102","catch_line":"Unauthorized use of animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat; 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It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1970, chapter 8; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1981, chapter 197; in 2018, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0764\">764<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0765\">765<\/a>; in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0089\">89<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0401\">401<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57844,"section_number":"18.2-148","catch_line":"Bona fide repossession under lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-148\/"},{"id":72639,"section_number":"19.2-310.2","catch_line":"Blood, saliva, or tissue sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction of certain crimes; fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-310.2\/"},{"id":58970,"section_number":"19.2-327.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.15\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":165391,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62517,"identifier":"18.2-102","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-102","url":"\/18.2-102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-102\/","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unauthorized use of animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat; consent; accessories or accomplices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person who shall take, drive or use any animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel, not his own, without the consent of the owner thereof and in the absence of the owner, and with <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> temporarily to deprive the owner thereof of his <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> thereof, without <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to <span class=\"dictionary\">steal<\/span> the same, shall be guilty of a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>, provided, however, that if the value of such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel shall be less than $1,000, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. The consent of the owner of an animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel to its taking, driving or using shall not in any case be presumed or implied because of such owner&#8217;s consent on a previous occasion to the taking, driving or using of such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel by the same or a different person. 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The consent of the owner of an animal, aircraft,\nvehicle, boat or vessel to its taking, driving or using shall not in any case be\npresumed or implied because of such owner&#8217;s consent on a previous occasion\nto the taking, driving or using of such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or\nvessel by the same or a different person. Any person who assists in, or is a\nparty or accessory to, or an accomplice in, any such unauthorized taking,\ndriving or using shall be subject to the same punishment as if he were the\nprincipal offender.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-164; 1960, c. 358; 1970, c. 8; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n1981, c. 197; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}