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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":268075,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73320,"identifier":"61.1-6","token":"61.1\/1\/61.1-6","url":"\/61.1-6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/61.1-6\/","token":"61.1\/1\/61.1-6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fraudulent negotiation of receipt for mortgaged goods","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 61.1-6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who deposits goods to which he has not title, upon which there is a lien<\/span> or security interest, and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent<\/span> to deceive, and without disclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien<\/span> or security interest, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span>, and upon conviction<\/span> shall be punished as provided in \u00a7 18.2-12<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFRAUDULENT NEGOTIATION OF RECEIPT FOR MORTGAGED GOODS (\u00a7 61.1-6)\n\nAny person who deposits goods to which he has not title, upon which there is a\nlien or security interest, and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt\nwhich he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive, and without\ndisclosing his want of title or the existence of the lien or security interest,\nshall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished as\nprovided in \u00a7 18.2-12.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-58; 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}}