Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-116 — Failure to pay for or return goods delivered for selection or approval
Virginia § 18.2-116
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 5CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Art. 4EMBEZZLEMENT AND FRAUDULENT CONVERSIONS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-116 (2026).
Text
If any person shall solicit and obtain from any merchant any goods, wares or merchandise for examination or approval, and shall thereafter, upon written demand, refuse or fail to return the same to such merchant in unused condition, or to pay for the same, such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of the larceny thereof. But the provisions of this section shall not apply unless such written demand be made within five days after delivery, and unless the goods, wares or merchandise shall have attached to them or to the package in which they are contained a label, card or tag containing the words, "Delivered for selection or approval."
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-117; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Organized retail theft; penalty§ 18.2-104
Repealed§ 18.2-104.1
Liability upon conviction under § 18.2-103§ 18.2-105
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Virginia § 18.2-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-116.