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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85647</law_id><section_number>18.2-246.5</section_number><catch_line>Forfeiture of business license or registration upon conviction of sale or distribution of imitation controlled substance; money laundering</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="9">Virginia Comprehensive Money Laundering Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person, firm or corporation holding a license or registration to operate any business as required by either state or local <span class="dictionary">law</span> shall forfeit such license or registration upon <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> of a violation of (i) &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties" href="/18.2-248/">18.2-248</a> relating to an imitation controlled substance or (ii) &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Money laundering; penalties" href="/18.2-246.3/">18.2-246.3</a> relating to money laundering. Upon a <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> under this section the attorney for the Commonwealth shall notify any appropriate agency.</p></section></text><history>1999, c. 348.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
