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Conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of all money, goods, services and anything else of value, obtained in violation of this section, is less than $1,000 in any six-month period; conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 6 felony if such value is $1,000 or more in any six-month period.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306995,"text":"A person is guilty of criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained when he receives money, goods, services or anything else of value obtained in violation of subsection (1) of \u00a7 18.2-195 with the knowledge or belief that the same were obtained in violation of subsection (1) of \u00a7 18.2-195. Conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of all money, goods, services and anything else of value, obtained in violation of this section, is less than $1,000 in any six-month period; conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 6 felony if such value is $1,000 or more in any six-month period.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16022,"edition_id":1,"name":"Offenses Relating to Credit Cards","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13358,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:04:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:04:08","permalink":{"id":166189,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16022,"identifier":"6","token":"18.2\/6\/6","url":"\/18.2\/6\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13358,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Involving Fraud","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","permalink":{"id":165933,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13358,"identifier":"6","token":"18.2\/6","url":"\/18.2\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":86178,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-191","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/18.2-191\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-191","metadata":false},{"id":64436,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-192","catch_line":"Credit card theft","url":"\/18.2-192\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-192","metadata":false},{"id":62758,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-193","catch_line":"Credit card forgery","url":"\/18.2-193\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-193","metadata":false},{"id":71574,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-194","catch_line":"Unauthorized possession of two or more signed credit cards or credit card numbers","url":"\/18.2-194\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-194","metadata":false},{"id":66368,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-195","catch_line":"Credit card fraud; conspiracy; penalties","url":"\/18.2-195\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-195","metadata":false},{"id":72630,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-195.1","catch_line":"Credit card factoring","url":"\/18.2-195.1\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-195.1","metadata":false},{"id":85008,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-195.2","catch_line":"Fraudulent application for credit card; penalties","url":"\/18.2-195.2\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-195.2","metadata":false},{"id":70165,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-196","catch_line":"Criminal possession of credit card forgery devices","url":"\/18.2-196\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-196","metadata":false},{"id":81300,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-196.1","catch_line":"Unlawful use of payment card scanning devices and re-encoders; penalty","url":"\/18.2-196.1\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-196.1","metadata":false},{"id":85710,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-197","catch_line":"Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained","url":"\/18.2-197\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-197","metadata":false},{"id":71921,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-198","catch_line":"Obtaining airline, railroad, steamship, etc., ticket at discount price","url":"\/18.2-198\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-198","metadata":false},{"id":68971,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-198.1","catch_line":"Venue","url":"\/18.2-198.1\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-198.1","metadata":false},{"id":85607,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-199","catch_line":"Penalties for violation of article","url":"\/18.2-199\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-199","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":81300,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-196.1","catch_line":"Unlawful use of payment card scanning devices and re-encoders; penalty","url":"\/18.2-196.1\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-196.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":71921,"structure_id":16022,"section_number":"18.2-198","catch_line":"Obtaining airline, railroad, steamship, etc., ticket at discount price","url":"\/18.2-198\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-198","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/18.2-197\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1981, chapter 197; in 2018, chapters 764<\/a> and 765<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 89<\/a> and 401<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68971,"section_number":"18.2-198.1","catch_line":"Venue","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-198.1\/"},{"id":58970,"section_number":"19.2-327.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.15\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66368,"section_number":"18.2-195","catch_line":"Credit card fraud; conspiracy; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-195\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166227,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85710,"identifier":"18.2-197","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-197","url":"\/18.2-197\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-197\/","token":"18.2\/6\/6\/18.2-197","dublin_core":{"Title":"Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-197","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person is guilty of criminally receiving<\/span> goods and services fraudulently obtained when he receives<\/span> money, goods, services or anything else of value obtained in violation of subsection (1) of \u00a7 18.2-195<\/a> with the knowledge or belief that the same were obtained in violation of subsection (1) of \u00a7 18.2-195<\/a>. Conviction<\/span> of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> if the value of all money, goods, services and anything else of value, obtained in violation of this section, is less than $1,000 in any six-month period; conviction<\/span> of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 6 felony<\/span> if such value is $1,000 or more in any six-month period.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIMINALLY RECEIVING GOODS AND SERVICES FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINED (\u00a7 18.2-197)\n\nA person is guilty of criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently\nobtained when he receives money, goods, services or anything else of value\nobtained in violation of subsection (1) of \u00a7 18.2-195 with the knowledge or\nbelief that the same were obtained in violation of subsection (1) of \u00a7\n18.2-195. Conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently\nobtained is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of all money,\ngoods, services and anything else of value, obtained in violation of this\nsection, is less than $1,000 in any six-month period; conviction of criminal\nreceipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 6\nfelony if such value is $1,000 or more in any six-month period.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-125.8; 1968, c. 480; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1981, c. 197;\n2018, 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}}