{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-96","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-96","heading":"Petit larceny defined; how punished","body":"Any person who:1. Commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value of less than $5, or2. Commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of less than $1,000, except as provided in clause (iii) of § 18.2-95, shall be deemed guilty of petit larceny, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-101; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 175; 1992, c. 822; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 5. Crimes Against Property","Article 3. Larceny and Receiving Stolen Goods"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-96/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"8203730f7719b26502b9266705496218996f30b0cf1c2b4471abb9cae8c529f9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-95","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-96.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}