Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-152.8 — Property capable of embezzlement
Virginia § 18.2-152.8
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 5CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Art. 7.1COMPUTER CRIMES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.8 (2026).
Text
For purposes of §§ 18.2-95, 18.2-96, 18.2-108, and 18.2-111, personal property subject to embezzlement, larceny, or receiving stolen goods shall include:
1.Computers and computer networks;
2.Financial instruments, computer data, computer programs, computer software and all other personal property regardless of whether they are:
a.Tangible or intangible;
b.In a format readable by humans or by a computer;
c.In transit between computers or within a computer network or between any devices which comprise a computer; or
d.Located on any paper or in any device on which it is stored by a computer or by a human; and
3.Computer services.
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Legislative History
1984, c. 751; 2005, cc. 746, 761, 827.
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Virginia § 18.2-152.8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-152.8.