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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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; in 2001, chapter 131<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 321<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68291,"section_number":"18.2-513","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-513\/"},{"id":77143,"section_number":"19.2-215.1","catch_line":"Functions of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-215.1\/"},{"id":58970,"section_number":"19.2-327.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.15\/"},{"id":64445,"section_number":"52-36","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-36\/"},{"id":82032,"section_number":"52-40","catch_line":"Duties of insurers, their employees and insurance professionals","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-40\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":166039,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87221,"identifier":"18.2-178","token":"18.2\/6\/3\/18.2-178","url":"\/18.2-178\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-178\/","token":"18.2\/6\/3\/18.2-178","dublin_core":{"Title":"Obtaining money or signature, etc., by false pretense","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-178","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If any person obtain, by any false pretense<\/span> or token, from any person, with intent<\/span> to defraud, money, a gift certificate or other property that may be the subject of larceny<\/span>, he shall be deemed guilty of larceny<\/span> thereof; or if he obtain, by any false pretense<\/span> or token, with such intent<\/span>, the signature of any person to a writing, the false making whereof would be forgery<\/span>, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Venue<\/span> for the trial<\/span> of any person charged with an offense<\/span> under this section may be in the county or city in which (i) any act was performed in furtherance of the offense<\/span>, or (ii) the person charged with the offense<\/span> resided at the time of the offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOBTAINING MONEY OR SIGNATURE, ETC., BY FALSE PRETENSE (\u00a7 18.2-178)\n\nA. If any person obtain, by any false pretense or token, from any person, with\nintent to defraud, money, a gift certificate or other property that may be the\nsubject of larceny, he shall be deemed guilty of larceny thereof; or if he\nobtain, by any false pretense or token, with such intent, the signature of any\nperson to a writing, the false making whereof would be forgery, he shall be\nguilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\nB. Venue for the trial of any person charged with an offense under this section\nmay be in the county or city in which (i) any act was performed in furtherance\nof the offense, or (ii) the person charged with the offense resided at the time\nof the offense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-118; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2001, c. 131;\n2006, c. 321.","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}}