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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 496 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. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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":84288,"section_number":"18.2-181","catch_line":"Issuing bad checks, etc., larceny","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-181\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71270,"identifier":"18.2-181.1","token":"18.2\/6\/4\/18.2-181.1","url":"\/18.2-181.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-181.1\/","token":"18.2\/6\/4\/18.2-181.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of bad checks","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-181.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be a Class 6 felony<\/span> for any person, within a period of 90 days, to issue<\/span> two or more checks, drafts or orders<\/span> for the payment of money in violation of \u00a7 18.2-181<\/a> that have an aggregate represented value of $1,000 or more and that (i) are drawn upon the same account of any bank, banking institution, trust company or other depository and (ii) are made payable to the same person, firm or corporation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF BAD CHECKS (\u00a7 18.2-181.1)\n\nIt shall be a Class 6 felony for any person, within a period of 90 days, to\nissue two or more checks, drafts or orders for the payment of money in violation\nof \u00a7 18.2-181 that have an aggregate represented value of $1,000 or more and\nthat (i) are drawn upon the same account of any bank, banking institution, trust\ncompany or other depository and (ii) are made payable to the same person, firm\nor corporation.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 496; 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}}