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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1966, chapter 247; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1981, chapter 197; in 1991, chapter 546; in 2006, chapter 321<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 518<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 764<\/a> and 765<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 89<\/a> and 401<\/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\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":166091,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70856,"identifier":"18.2-186","token":"18.2\/6\/5\/18.2-186","url":"\/18.2-186\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-186\/","token":"18.2\/6\/5\/18.2-186","dublin_core":{"Title":"False statements to obtain property or credit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-186","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> if he makes, causes to be made or conspires to make directly, indirectly or through an agency, any materially false statement in writing<\/span>, knowing it to be false and intending that it be relied upon, concerning the financial condition or means or ability to pay of himself, or of any other person for whom he is acting, or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, for the purpose of procuring, for his own benefit or for the benefit of such person, firm or corporation, the delivery of personal property, the payment of cash, the making of a loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the discount of an account receivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale or endorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who knows that a false statement has been made in writing<\/span> concerning the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or of any person for whom he is acting, or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting and who, with intent<\/span> to defraud, procures, upon the faith thereof, for his own benefit, or for the benefit of the person, firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, any such delivery, payment, loan, credit, extension, discount making, acceptance, sale or endorsement, shall, if the value of the thing or the amount of the loan, credit or benefit obtained is $1,000 or more, be guilty of grand larceny<\/span> or, if the value is less than $1,000, be guilty of petit larceny<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> As used in this section, “in writing<\/span>” shall include information transmitted by computer, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or any other electronic medium, and shall not include information transmitted by any such medium by voice transmission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFALSE STATEMENTS TO OBTAIN PROPERTY OR CREDIT (\u00a7 18.2-186)\n\nA. A person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he makes, causes to be\nmade or conspires to make directly, indirectly or through an agency, any\nmaterially false statement in writing, knowing it to be false and intending that\nit be relied upon, concerning the financial condition or means or ability to pay\nof himself, or of any other person for whom he is acting, or any firm or\ncorporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, for the purpose\nof procuring, for his own benefit or for the benefit of such person, firm or\ncorporation, the delivery of personal property, the payment of cash, the making\nof a loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the discount of an account\nreceivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale or endorsement of a bill\nof exchange or promissory note.\n\nB. Any person who knows that a false statement has been made in writing\nconcerning the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or of any person\nfor whom he is acting, or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or\nfor which he is acting and who, with intent to defraud, procures, upon the faith\nthereof, for his own benefit, or for the benefit of the person, firm or\ncorporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, any such\ndelivery, payment, loan, credit, extension, discount making, acceptance, sale or\nendorsement, shall, if the value of the thing or the amount of the loan, credit\nor benefit obtained is $1,000 or more, be guilty of grand larceny or, if the\nvalue is less than $1,000, be guilty of petit larceny.\n\nC. 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\nD. As used in this section, “in writing” shall include information\ntransmitted by computer, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or any other electronic\nmedium, and shall not include information transmitted by any such medium by\nvoice transmission.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-119; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n1981, c. 197; 1991, c. 546; 2006, c. 321; 2007, c. 518; 2018, cc. 764, 765;\n2020, 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}}