{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-504","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-504","heading":"Destroying or concealing wills","body":"If any person fraudulently destroy or conceal any will or codicil, with intent to prevent the probate thereof, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-309; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 12. MISCELLANEOUS","Article 3. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-504/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"43b73fa024ab950dc33b5228cde67bc6f91a3bab2d45e076feaca78bc6e75b24","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-503","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-504.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}