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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78241</law_id><section_number>18.2-189</section_number><catch_line>Defrauding keeper of motor vehicles or watercraft</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="6">Crimes Involving Fraud</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">False Representations to Obtain Property or Credit</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>A person shall be guilty of a Class 2 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> if he:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Stores a motor vehicle, boat or other watercraft with any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of conducting a garage, marina, watercraft dealership or other facility for the (i) storage of motor vehicles, boats or other watercraft, (ii) furnishing of supplies to motor vehicles, boats or other watercraft, or (iii) alteration or repair of motor vehicles, boats or other watercraft, and obtains storage, supplies, alterations or repairs for such motor vehicle, boat or other watercraft, without having an express agreement for credit, or procures storage, supplies, alterations or repairs on account of such motor vehicle, boat or other watercraft so stored, without paying therefor, and with the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to cheat or defraud the owner or keeper of the garage, marina or boat repair facility; or <a id="paragraph-280444" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-189/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> With such <span class="dictionary">intent</span>, obtains credit at the garage, marina, watercraft dealership or boat repair facility for such storage, supplies, alterations or repairs through any misrepresentation or false statement; or <a id="paragraph-280445" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-189/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> With such <span class="dictionary">intent</span>, removes or causes to be removed any such motor vehicle, boat or other watercraft from any such garage, marina, watercraft dealership or boat repair facility while there is a <span class="dictionary">lien</span> existing thereon for the proper charges due from him for storage, supplies, alterations or repairs furnished thereon, in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lien of keeper of livery stable, marina, etc" href="/43-32/">43-32</a>, <a class="law" title="Lien of mechanic for repairs" href="/43-33/">43-33</a>, <a class="law" title="Lien of keeper of vehicles" href="/46.2-644.01/">46.2-644.01</a>, or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lien of mechanic for repairs" href="/46.2-644.02/">46.2-644.02</a>. <a id="paragraph-280446" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-189/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-121; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1978, c. 245; 1988, c. 414; 2009, c. 664.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
