{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-146.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-146.1","heading":"Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; penalty","body":"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.2023, cc. 90, 91.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 5. Crimes Against Property","Article 7. Damage to and Tampering With Property"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-146.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"2cc1f9c1525886d29ca8bba4e65c34e61813a617eb78fb59a3da9184896c1c30","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-146","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-146.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}