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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1966, chapter 584; in 1974, chapter 665; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"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":265329,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82686,"identifier":"6.2-943","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/15\/6.2-943","url":"\/6.2-943\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-943\/","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/15\/6.2-943","dublin_core":{"Title":"Offenses by officer, director, agent, or employee of bank; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-943","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any officer, director, agent, or employee of any bank<\/span> who embezzles, abstracts, or willfully misapplies any of the moneys, funds, or credits of, or in the possession<\/span> or control of, the bank<\/span> is guilty of larceny<\/span> and subject to the penalties provided in § 18.2-95<\/a> or 18.2-96<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any officer, director, agent, or employee of any bank<\/span> who (i) issues<\/span> or puts forth any certificate of deposit, (ii) draws any order<\/span> or bill of exchange, (iii) makes any acceptance, (iv) assigns any note, bond<\/span>, draft, bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment<\/span>, decree<\/span>, or other instrument in writing, or (v) makes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of such bank<\/span>, with intent<\/span> in any case to injure or defraud the bank<\/span> or any other individual or entity<\/span>, or to deceive any officer of the bank<\/span> or the Commission<\/span>, or any agent or examiner authorized to examine the affairs of the bank<\/span>, and any person<\/span>, who, with the same intent<\/span>, aids or abets any such officer, director, agent, or employee of such bank<\/span> in any act described in clauses (i) through (v), is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any officer of a bank<\/span> who knowingly makes a false statement of the condition of any bank<\/span> is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFENSES BY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE OF BANK; PENALTIES (\u00a7\n6.2-943)\n\nA. Any officer, director, agent, or employee of any bank who embezzles,\nabstracts, or willfully misapplies any of the moneys, funds, or credits of, or\nin the possession or control of, the bank is guilty of larceny and subject to\nthe penalties provided in § 18.2-95 or 18.2-96.\n\nB. Any officer, director, agent, or employee of any bank who (i) issues or puts\nforth any certificate of deposit, (ii) draws any order or bill of exchange,\n(iii) makes any acceptance, (iv) assigns any note, bond, draft, bill of\nexchange, mortgage, judgment, decree, or other instrument in writing, or (v)\nmakes any false entry in any book, report, or statement of such bank, with\nintent in any case to injure or defraud the bank or any other individual or\nentity, or to deceive any officer of the bank or the Commission, or any agent or\nexaminer authorized to examine the affairs of the bank, and any person, who,\nwith the same intent, aids or abets any such officer, director, agent, or\nemployee of such bank in any act described in clauses (i) through (v), is guilty\nof a Class 5 felony.\n\nC. Any officer of a bank who knowingly makes a false statement of the condition\nof any bank is guilty of a Class 5 felony.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 6-128, 6-138; 1966, c. 584, \u00a7 6.1-122; 1974, c. 665;\n2010, c. 794.","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}}