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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 763 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76524,"section_number":"58.1-486","catch_line":"Bad checks","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-486\/"},{"id":66848,"section_number":"58.1-637","catch_line":"Bad checks","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-637\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76524,"section_number":"58.1-486","catch_line":"Bad checks","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-486\/"},{"id":66848,"section_number":"58.1-637","catch_line":"Bad checks","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-637\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78579,"identifier":"18.2-182.1","token":"18.2\/6\/4\/18.2-182.1","url":"\/18.2-182.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-182.1\/","token":"18.2\/6\/4\/18.2-182.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuing bad checks in payment of taxes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-182.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who shall make, draw, utter, or deliver two or more checks, drafts, or orders<\/span> within a period of ninety days which have an aggregate represented value of $1,000 or more, for the payment of money upon any bank, banking institution, trust company, or other depository on behalf of any taxpayer for the payment of any state tax under \u00a7 58.1-486<\/a> or \u00a7 58.1-637<\/a>, knowing, at the time of such making, drawing, uttering, or delivering, that the account upon which such check, draft, or order<\/span> is drawn has not sufficient funds or credit with such bank, banking institution, trust company, or other depository for the payment of such check, draft, or order<\/span>, although no express representation is made in reference thereto, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.\n\t\tThe word “credit,” as used herein, means any arrangement or understanding with the bank, banking institution, trust company, or other depository for the payment of such check, draft, or order<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUING BAD CHECKS IN PAYMENT OF TAXES (\u00a7 18.2-182.1)\n\nAny person who shall make, draw, utter, or deliver two or more checks, drafts,\nor orders within a period of ninety days which have an aggregate represented\nvalue of $1,000 or more, for the payment of money upon any bank, banking\ninstitution, trust company, or other depository on behalf of any taxpayer for\nthe payment of any state tax under \u00a7 58.1-486 or \u00a7 58.1-637, knowing, at the\ntime of such making, drawing, uttering, or delivering, that the account upon\nwhich such check, draft, or order is drawn has not sufficient funds or credit\nwith such bank, banking institution, trust company, or other depository for the\npayment of such check, draft, or order, although no express representation is\nmade in reference thereto, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\t\tThe word “credit,” as used herein, means any arrangement or\nunderstanding with the bank, banking institution, trust company, or other\ndepository for the payment of such check, draft, or order.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 763.","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}}