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For the purpose of awarding restitution under this section, the court shall determine the market value of the farm product prior to its damage or destruction and, in so doing, shall include the cost of: (i) production, (ii) research, (iii) testing, (iv) replacement, and (v) product development directly related to the product damaged or destroyed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271405,"text":"Any person or entity that (i) maliciously damages or destroys any farm product, as defined in § 3.2-4709, and (ii) knows the product is grown for testing or research purposes in the context of product development in conjunction or coordination with a private research facility or a baccalaureate institution of higher education or any federal, state, or local government agency is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the farm product was less than $1,000, or a Class 6 felony if the value of the farm product was $1,000 or more.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":271406,"text":"The court shall order the defendant to make restitution in accordance with § 19.2-305.1 for the damage or destruction caused. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 547<\/a> and 572<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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 2018, chapters 764<\/a> and 765<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 89<\/a> and 401<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82621,"section_number":"19.2-305.1","catch_line":"Restitution for property damage or loss; community service","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-305.1\/"},{"id":69243,"section_number":"3.2-4709","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4709\/"}],"permalink":{"id":165707,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75547,"identifier":"18.2-145.1","token":"18.2\/5\/7\/18.2-145.1","url":"\/18.2-145.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-145.1\/","token":"18.2\/5\/7\/18.2-145.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Damaging or destroying research farm product; penalty; restitution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-145.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person or entity that (i) maliciously damages<\/span> or destroys any farm product, as defined in § 3.2-4709<\/a>, and (ii) knows the product is grown for testing or research purposes in the context of product development in conjunction or coordination with a private research facility or a baccalaureate institution of higher education or any federal, state, or local government agency is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> if the value of the farm product was less than $1,000, or a Class 6 felony<\/span> if the value of the farm product was $1,000 or more. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The court<\/span> shall order<\/span> the defendant<\/span> to make restitution<\/span> in accordance with § 19.2-305.1<\/a> for the damage or destruction caused. For the purpose of awarding restitution<\/span> under this section, the court<\/span> shall determine the market value of the farm product prior to its damage or destruction and, in so doing, shall include the cost of: (i) production, (ii) research, (iii) testing, (iv) replacement, and (v) product development directly related to the product damaged or destroyed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDAMAGING OR DESTROYING RESEARCH FARM PRODUCT; PENALTY; RESTITUTION (\u00a7\n18.2-145.1)\n\nA. Any person or entity that (i) maliciously damages or destroys any farm\nproduct, as defined in § 3.2-4709, and (ii) knows the product is grown for\ntesting or research purposes in the context of product development in\nconjunction or coordination with a private research facility or a baccalaureate\ninstitution of higher education or any federal, state, or local government\nagency is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the farm product was\nless than $1,000, or a Class 6 felony if the value of the farm product was\n$1,000 or more.\n\nB. The court shall order the defendant to make restitution in accordance with\n§ 19.2-305.1 for the damage or destruction caused. For the purpose of\nawarding restitution under this section, the court shall determine the market\nvalue of the farm product prior to its damage or destruction and, in so doing,\nshall include the cost of: (i) production, (ii) research, (iii) testing, (iv)\nreplacement, and (v) product development directly related to the product damaged\nor destroyed.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, cc. 547, 572; 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}}