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It has been modified 2 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 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61663,"section_number":"15.2-1240","catch_line":"Violation of \u00a7 15.2-1238 or \u00a7 15.2-1239 a misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1240\/"},{"id":63071,"section_number":"18.2-13","catch_line":"Same; by reference","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-13\/"},{"id":73448,"section_number":"61.1-1","catch_line":"Issue of receipt for goods not received","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-1\/"},{"id":71687,"section_number":"61.1-2","catch_line":"Issue of receipt containing false statement","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-2\/"},{"id":59547,"section_number":"61.1-39","catch_line":"Weighing leaf tobacco; itemized statements furnished seller","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-39\/"},{"id":77694,"section_number":"61.1-4","catch_line":"Failure to state in receipt warehouseman's interest in goods","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-4\/"},{"id":64881,"section_number":"61.1-44","catch_line":"Manufactured tobacco; false branding","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-44\/"},{"id":87201,"section_number":"61.1-45","catch_line":"Nesting punished","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-45\/"},{"id":71149,"section_number":"61.1-5","catch_line":"Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable receipt","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-5\/"},{"id":55356,"section_number":"61.1-52","catch_line":"Punishment for misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-52\/"},{"id":82728,"section_number":"61.1-56","catch_line":"Penalty for violation","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-56\/"},{"id":73320,"section_number":"61.1-6","catch_line":"Fraudulent negotiation of receipt for mortgaged goods","order_by":null,"url":"\/61.1-6\/"},{"id":58267,"section_number":"62.1-194.2","catch_line":"Throwing trash, etc., into or obstructing river, creek, stream or swamp","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-194.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":164185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86850,"identifier":"18.2-12","token":"18.2\/1\/3\/18.2-12","url":"\/18.2-12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-12\/","token":"18.2\/1\/3\/18.2-12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Same; where no punishment or maximum punishment prescribed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> shall be punishable as a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAME; WHERE NO PUNISHMENT OR MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT PRESCRIBED (\u00a7 18.2-12)\n\nA misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by\nstatute shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-9; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","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}}