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It has been modified 7 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 1980, chapter 175; in 1992, chapter 822; in 2018, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0764\">764<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0765\">765<\/a>; in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0089\">89<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0401\">401<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78495,"section_number":"15.2-1705","catch_line":"Minimum qualifications; waiver","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1705\/"},{"id":65694,"section_number":"15.2-1707","catch_line":"Decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1707\/"},{"id":54750,"section_number":"18.2-105.1","catch_line":"Detention of suspected shoplifter","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-105.1\/"},{"id":86652,"section_number":"18.2-152.8","catch_line":"Property capable of embezzlement","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-152.8\/"},{"id":68291,"section_number":"18.2-513","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-513\/"},{"id":72452,"section_number":"18.2-98","catch_line":"Larceny of bank notes, checks, etc., or any book of accounts","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-98\/"},{"id":86326,"section_number":"19.2-270.1","catch_line":"Use of photographs as evidence in certain larceny and burglary prosecutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-270.1\/"},{"id":58970,"section_number":"19.2-327.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.15\/"},{"id":76488,"section_number":"19.2-392.12:1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing; petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.12_1\/"},{"id":82865,"section_number":"19.2-392.6","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Automatic sealing of offenses resulting in conviction","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.6\/"},{"id":60675,"section_number":"19.2-81","catch_line":"Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-81\/"},{"id":80881,"section_number":"32.1-321.4","catch_line":"False statement or representation in applications for eligibility or for use in determining rights to benefits; concealment of facts; criminal penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-321.4\/"},{"id":61748,"section_number":"63.2-525","catch_line":"Payment by Department for legal services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-525\/"},{"id":81275,"section_number":"8.01-226.9","catch_line":"Exemption from civil liability in connection with arrest or detention of person suspected of shoplifting","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-226.9\/"},{"id":83884,"section_number":"8.01-44.4","catch_line":"Action for shoplifting and employee theft","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-44.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78364,"section_number":"18.2-95","catch_line":"Grand larceny defined; how punished","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-95\/"}],"permalink":{"id":165467,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85076,"identifier":"18.2-96","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-96","url":"\/18.2-96\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-96\/","token":"18.2\/5\/3\/18.2-96","dublin_core":{"Title":"Petit larceny defined; how punished","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-96","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person who:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Commits <span class=\"dictionary\">larceny<\/span> from the person of another of money or other thing of value of less than $5, or <a id=\"paragraph-304910\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-96\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Commits simple <span class=\"dictionary\">larceny<\/span> not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of less than $1,000, except as provided in clause (iii) of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Grand larceny defined; how punished\" href=\"\/18.2-95\/\">18.2-95<\/a>, shall be deemed guilty of petit <span class=\"dictionary\">larceny<\/span>, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-304911\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-96\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETIT LARCENY DEFINED; HOW PUNISHED (\u00a7 18.2-96)\n\nAny person who:\n\n1. Commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value\nof less than $5, or\n\n2. Commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels\nof the value of less than $1,000, except as provided in clause (iii) of &#xA7;\n18.2-95, shall be deemed guilty of petit larceny, which shall be punishable as a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-101; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n1980, c. 175; 1992, c. 822; 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}}