{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-197","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-197","heading":"Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained","body":"A person is guilty of criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained when he receives money, goods, services or anything else of value obtained in violation of subsection (1) of § 18.2-195 with the knowledge or belief that the same were obtained in violation of subsection (1) of § 18.2-195. Conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of all money, goods, services and anything else of value, obtained in violation of this section, is less than $1,000 in any six-month period; conviction of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained is punishable as a Class 6 felony if such value is $1,000 or more in any six-month period.Code 1950, § 18.1-125.8; 1968, c. 480; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1981, c. 197; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 6. Crimes Involving Fraud","Article 6. Offenses Relating to Credit Cards"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-197/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"a4b75fcdffafd3b6ccd73fa4f53b0cb5d8b8eedc9f4f048fefbea42ea064b387","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-196.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-198"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}