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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 729<\/a> and 758<\/a> 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. 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 2004, chapter 795<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 208<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 487<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 740<\/a> and 741<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230331,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54005,"identifier":"46.2-819.2","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1.1\/46.2-819.2","url":"\/46.2-819.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-819.2\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1.1\/46.2-819.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Driving a motor vehicle from establishment where motor fuel offered for sale; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-819.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall drive a motor vehicle<\/span> off the premises of an establishment at which motor fuel offered for retail sale was dispensed into the fuel tank of such motor vehicle<\/span> unless payment for such fuel has been made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who violates this section shall be liable for a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $250 and applicable court<\/span> costs if the matter proceeds to court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing herein shall preclude a prosecution<\/span> for larceny<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM ESTABLISHMENT WHERE MOTOR FUEL OFFERED FOR SALE;\nPENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-819.2)\n\nA. No person shall drive a motor vehicle off the premises of an establishment at\nwhich motor fuel offered for retail sale was dispensed into the fuel tank of\nsuch motor vehicle unless payment for such fuel has been made.\n\nB. Any person who violates this section shall be liable for a civil penalty not\nto exceed $250 and applicable court costs if the matter proceeds to court.\n\nC. Nothing herein shall preclude a prosecution for larceny.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 729, 758; 2004, c. 795; 2005, c. 208; 2006, c. 487; 2020, cc.\n740, 741.","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}}