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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56450</law_id><section_number>58.1-2272</section_number><catch_line>Prohibited acts; criminal penalties</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="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Taxes Administered by Other Agencies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="22">Virginia Fuels Tax Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="7">Enforcement and Administration</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">person</span> who commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>: <a id="paragraph-206669" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Failing to obtain a license required by this chapter; <a id="paragraph-206670" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Failing to file a return required by this chapter; <a id="paragraph-206671" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Failing to pay a tax when due under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-206672" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Failing to pay a tax collected on behalf of a <span class="dictionary">destination state</span> to that state when it is due; <a id="paragraph-206673" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Making a false statement in an application, return, ticket, invoice, statement, or any other document required under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-206674" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Making a false statement in an application for a refund; <a id="paragraph-206675" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Failing to keep records as required under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-206676" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Refusing to allow the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> or a representative of the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> to examine the <span class="dictionary">person</span>&#x2019;s books and records concerning <span class="dictionary">fuel</span>; <a id="paragraph-206677" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A9" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> Failing to make a required disclosure of the correct amount of <span class="dictionary">fuel</span> sold or used in the Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-206678" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A10" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Failing to file a replacement or additional <span class="dictionary">bond</span> or certificate of deposit as required under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-206679" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A11" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> Failing to show or give a shipping document as required under this chapter; <a id="paragraph-206680" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A12" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> Refusing to allow a licensed <span class="dictionary">distributor</span>, licensed <span class="dictionary">exporter</span>, or licensed <span class="dictionary">importer</span> to defer payment of tax to the <span class="dictionary">supplier</span>, as required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Remittance of tax to supplier" href="/58.1-2231/">58.1-2231</a>; <a id="paragraph-206681" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A13" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">13.</span> Refusing to allow a <span class="dictionary">bulk user of alternative fuel</span> or a <span class="dictionary">retailer of alternative fuel</span> who has posted a <span class="dictionary">bond</span> in accordance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Bond or certificate of deposit requirements" href="/58.1-2246/">58.1-2246</a> to defer payment of tax to the <span class="dictionary">provider of alternative fuel</span>, as required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Remittance of tax to provider of alternative fuel" href="/58.1-2252/">58.1-2252</a>; <a id="paragraph-206682" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A13"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A14" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">14.</span> Refusing to allow a licensed <span class="dictionary">distributor</span> or a licensed <span class="dictionary">importer</span> to take a deduction or discount allowed by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Deductions; percentage discount" href="/58.1-2233/">58.1-2233</a> when remitting the tax to the <span class="dictionary">supplier</span>, or to allow a licensed <span class="dictionary">retailer of alternative fuel</span> to take a deduction or discount allowed by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Exempt sale deduction" href="/58.1-2254/">58.1-2254</a> when remitting the tax to the <span class="dictionary">provider of alternative fuel</span>; <a id="paragraph-206683" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A14"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A15" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">15.</span> Using, delivering, or selling any <span class="dictionary">aviation fuel</span> for <span class="dictionary">use</span> or intended for <span class="dictionary">use</span> in <span class="dictionary">highway vehicles</span> or <span class="dictionary">watercraft</span>; <a id="paragraph-206684" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A15"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A16" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">16.</span> Violating the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Equipment requirements" href="/58.1-2278/">58.1-2278</a>; <a id="paragraph-206685" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A16"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A17" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">17.</span> Interfering with or refusing to permit seizures authorized under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Unlawful importing, transportation, delivery, storage, acquiring or sale of fuel; sale to enforce assessment" href="/58.1-2274/">58.1-2274</a>; or <a id="paragraph-206686" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A17"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A18" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">18.</span> Delivering fuel from a <span class="dictionary">transport truck</span> or <span class="dictionary">tank wagon</span> to the fuel tank of a <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span>, except in an emergency. <a id="paragraph-206687" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#A18"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A <span class="dictionary">person</span> who knowingly commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>: <a id="paragraph-206688" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Dispenses any fuel on which tax levied pursuant to this chapter has not been paid into the supply tank of a <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">watercraft</span>, or aircraft; or <a id="paragraph-206689" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Allows any fuel on which tax levied pursuant to this chapter has not been paid to be dispensed into the supply tank of a <span class="dictionary">highway vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">watercraft</span>, or aircraft. <a id="paragraph-206690" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/58.1-2272/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 729, 758; 2006, c. 594.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
