{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-58.1-4018","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 58.1-4018","heading":"Prohibited actions; penalty","body":"Any person who wrongfully and fraudulently uses, disposes of, conceals or embezzles any public money or funds associated with the operation of the lottery shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person who wrongfully and fraudulently tampers with any equipment or machinery used in the operation of the lottery shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person who makes inaccurate entries regarding a financial accounting of the lottery in order to conceal the truth, defraud the Commonwealth and obtain money to which he is not entitled shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.1987, c. 531; 2006, c. 598.","path":["Title 58.1. TAXATION","Subtitle IV. OTHER SOURCES OF STATE REVENUE","Chapter 40. Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting","Article 1. Powers and Duties of Virginia Lottery Board; Administration of Tickets and Prizes"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/58.1-4018/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:44Z","sha256":"66cb016b74e9a558deefbf407b0aaf8c3a053b8b6b71d96a53deb2589d36a260","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-58.1-4017","next":"us-va/va.-code-58.1-4018.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}