{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-152.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-152.8","heading":"Property capable of embezzlement","body":"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; ord. Located on any paper or in any device on which it is stored by a computer or by a human; and3. Computer services.1984, c. 751; 2005, cc. 746, 761, 827.","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/18.2-152.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"575d01cf383a6e492232b02b093948b9dc662aeb91d7e9ecebf792f72d4f8e6c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-152.7-2","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-152.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}