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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54005</law_id><section_number>46.2-819.2</section_number><catch_line>Driving a motor vehicle from establishment where motor fuel offered for sale; 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="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Operation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Regulation of Traffic</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1.1">Toll Violations and Enforcement</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No person shall drive a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> off the premises of an establishment at which motor fuel offered for retail sale was dispensed into the fuel tank of such <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> unless payment for such fuel has been made. <a id="paragraph-198280" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-819.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any person who violates this section shall be liable for a civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> not to exceed $250 and applicable <span class="dictionary">court</span> costs if the matter proceeds to <span class="dictionary">court</span>. <a id="paragraph-198281" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-819.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Nothing herein shall preclude a <span class="dictionary">prosecution</span> for <span class="dictionary">larceny</span>. <a id="paragraph-198282" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-819.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 729, 758; 2004, c. 795; 2005, c. 208; 2006, c. 487; 2020, cc. 740, 741.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
