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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 1968, chapter 480; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1976, chapter 318; in 1985, chapter 266.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71574,"section_number":"18.2-194","catch_line":"Unauthorized possession of two or more signed credit cards or credit card numbers","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-194\/"},{"id":66368,"section_number":"18.2-195","catch_line":"Credit card fraud; conspiracy; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-195\/"},{"id":68971,"section_number":"18.2-198.1","catch_line":"Venue","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-198.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71574,"section_number":"18.2-194","catch_line":"Unauthorized possession of two or more signed credit cards or credit card numbers","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-194\/"},{"id":78364,"section_number":"18.2-95","catch_line":"Grand larceny defined; how punished","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-95\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166195,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64436,"identifier":"18.2-192","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-192","url":"\/18.2-192\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-192\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-192","dublin_core":{"Title":"Credit card theft","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-192","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A person is guilty of credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number theft when: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> He takes, obtains or withholds a credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number from the person, possession<\/span>, custody<\/span> or control of another without the cardholder<\/span>’s consent or who, with knowledge that it has been so taken, obtained or withheld, receives<\/span> the credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number with intent<\/span> to use it or sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer<\/span> or the cardholder<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> He receives<\/span> a credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number that he knows to have been lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the identity or address of the cardholder<\/span>, and who retains possession<\/span> with intent<\/span> to use, to sell or to transfer the credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number to a person other than the issuer<\/span> or the cardholder<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> He, not being the issuer<\/span>, sells a credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number or buys a credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number from a person other than the issuer<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> He, not being the issuer<\/span>, during any twelve-month period, receives<\/span> credit cards<\/span> or credit card<\/span> numbers issued in the names of two or more persons which he has reason to know were taken or retained under circumstances which constitute a violation of § 18.2-194<\/a> and subdivision (1) (c) of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Credit card<\/span> or credit card<\/span> number theft is grand larceny<\/span> and is punishable as provided in § 18.2-95<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREDIT CARD THEFT (\u00a7 18.2-192)\n\n1. A person is guilty of credit card or credit card number theft when:\n\n a. He takes, obtains or withholds a credit card or credit card number from the\n person, possession, custody or control of another without the\n cardholder’s consent or who, with knowledge that it has been so taken,\n obtained or withheld, receives the credit card or credit card number with\n intent to use it or sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the\n issuer or the cardholder; or\n\n b. He receives a credit card or credit card number that he knows to have been\n lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the identity or address of\n the cardholder, and who retains possession with intent to use, to sell or to\n transfer the credit card or credit card number to a person other than the\n issuer or the cardholder; or\n\n c. He, not being the issuer, sells a credit card or credit card number or buys\n a credit card or credit card number from a person other than the issuer; or\n\n d. He, not being the issuer, during any twelve-month period, receives credit\n cards or credit card numbers issued in the names of two or more persons which\n he has reason to know were taken or retained under circumstances which\n constitute a violation of § 18.2-194 and subdivision (1) (c) of this\n section.\n\n2. Credit card or credit card number theft is grand larceny and is punishable as\nprovided in § 18.2-95.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-125.3; 1968, c. 480; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1976, c. 318;\n1985, c. 266.","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}}