Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-146.1 — Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; penalty
Virginia § 18.2-146.1
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2Crimes and Offenses Generally
Ch. 5Crimes Against Property
Art. 7Damage to and Tampering With Property
This text of Virginia § 18.2-146.1 (Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-146.1 (2026).
Text
Any person who sells, offers for sale, or purchases a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle, except when such sale, offer for sale, or purchase is made to or by a scrap metal purchaser that has adhered to the compliance provisions of subdivisions B 1 or 2 of § 59.1-136.3, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale, offer for sale, or purchase of a new catalytic converter that has never been installed on a motor vehicle.
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Legislative History
2023, cc. 90, 91.
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