<?xml version="1.0"?>
<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85934</law_id><section_number>18.2-105.2</section_number><catch_line>Manufacture, sale, etc., of devices to shield against electronic detection of shoplifting prohibited; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Crimes Against Property</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Larceny and Receiving Stolen Goods</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute or possess any specially coated or laminated bag or other device primarily designed and intended to shield shoplifted merchandise from detection by an anti-theft electronic alarm sensor, with the intention that the same be used to aid in the <span class="dictionary">shoplifting</span> of merchandise. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>1984, c. 386; 2003, c. 831.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
