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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1968, chapter 69.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86850,"section_number":"18.2-12","catch_line":"Same; where no punishment or maximum punishment prescribed","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":268055,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73448,"identifier":"61.1-1","token":"61.1\/1\/61.1-1","url":"\/61.1-1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/61.1-1\/","token":"61.1\/1\/61.1-1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issue of receipt for goods not received","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 61.1-1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues<\/span> or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span>, and shall be punished as provided in \u00a7 18.2-12<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUE OF RECEIPT FOR GOODS NOT RECEIVED (\u00a7 61.1-1)\n\nA warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues\nor aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is\nissued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under\nhis actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be guilty of a\nmisdemeanor, and shall be punished as provided in \u00a7 18.2-12.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-53; 1968, c. 69.","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}}