Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-96 — Petit larceny defined; how punished
Virginia § 18.2-96
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2Crimes and Offenses Generally
Ch. 5Crimes Against Property
Art. 3Larceny and Receiving Stolen Goods
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-96 (2026).
Text
Any person who:
1.Commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value of less than $5, or
2.Commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of less than $1,000, except as provided in clause (iii) of § 18.2-95, shall be deemed guilty of petit larceny, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-101; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 175; 1992, c. 822; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-96, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-96.