{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-152.7-2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-152.7:2","heading":"Using computer to commit a scheme involving false representations; penalty","body":"Any person who, without the intent to receive any direct or indirect benefit, maliciously sends an electronically transmitted communication containing a false representation intended to cause another person to spend money, and such false representation causes such person to spend money, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.2020, c. 1178.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 5. Crimes Against Property","Article 7.1. Computer Crimes"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-152.7:2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"22826cbe93d364b2c26c6f7774aa9d8f4edc3e356dcb9aa5b5878ae09f614de7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-152.7-1","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-152.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}