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VA Code § 18.2-144.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-144.2. Prohibition against making a false representation of ownership of an animal to a public or private animal shelter; penalty

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to deliver or release any animal not owned by that person to a public or private animal shelter or humane society, as these terms are defined in § 3.2-6500, or to any other similar facility for animals, or any agent thereof, and to falsely represent to such facility or agent that such person is the owner of the animal.B. A violation of subsection A is a Class 1 misdemeanor.C. No public or private animal shelter, humane society or other similar facility for animals, or the directors or employees of any such business or facility, shall, in the absence of gross negligence, be civilly liable for accepting and disposing of any animal in good faith from a person who falsely claims to be the owner of the animal.1994, c. 885; 2014, c. 148.
VA Code § 18.2-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-145. Protection of homing pigeons

It shall be unlawful for any person at any time or in any manner to hunt, pursue, take, capture, wound, maim, disfigure, or kill any homing pigeon of another person, or to make use of any pit or pitfall, scaffold, cage, snare, trap, net, baited hook or similar device or drug, poison chemical or explosive, for the purpose of injuring, capturing or killing any such homing pigeon, provided that any officer, employee or agent of a city or county acting pursuant to authority of an ordinance thereof may take, capture and kill pigeons in, on and about any building or structure devoted to business, commercial or industrial purposes when any pigeons are using such premises for roosting, resting or congregating thereon; all pigeons taken upon such premises shall be conclusively deemed not to be homing pigeons or the property of any person.Any person violating any of the foregoing provisions shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-160; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-145.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-145.1. Damaging or destroying research farm product; penalty; restitution

A. Any person or entity that (i) maliciously damages or destroys any farm product, as defined in § 3.2-4709, and (ii) knows the product is grown for testing or research purposes in the context of product development in conjunction or coordination with a private research facility or a baccalaureate institution of higher education or any federal, state, or local government agency is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the farm product was less than $1,000, or a Class 6 felony if the value of the farm product was $1,000 or more.B. The court shall order the defendant to make restitution in accordance with § 19.2-305.1 for the damage or destruction caused. For the purpose of awarding restitution under this section, the court shall determine the market value of the farm product prior to its damage or destruction and, in so doing, shall include the cost of: (i) production, (ii) research, (iii) testing, (iv) replacement, and (v) product development directly related to the product damaged or destroyed.2001, cc. 547, 572; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.
VA Code § 18.2-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-146. Breaking, injuring, defacing, destroying or preventing the operation of vehicle, aircraft or boat

Any person who shall individually or in association with one or more others willfully break, injure, tamper with or remove any part or parts of any vehicle, aircraft, boat or vessel for the purpose of injuring, defacing or destroying said vehicle, aircraft, boat or vessel, or temporarily or permanently preventing its useful operation, or for any purpose against the will or without the consent of the owner of such vehicle, aircraft, boat or vessel, or who shall in any other manner willfully or maliciously interfere with or prevent the running or operation of such vehicle, aircraft, boat or vessel, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-166; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-147. Entering or setting in motion, vehicle, aircraft, boat, locomotive or rolling stock of railroad; exceptions

Any person who shall, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive or other rolling stock of a railroad, climb into or upon such vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive or other rolling stock of a railroad, with intent to commit any crime, malicious mischief, or injury thereto, or who, while a vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive or other rolling stock of a railroad is at rest and unattended, shall attempt to manipulate any of the levers and starting crank or other device, brakes or mechanism thereof or to set into motion such vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive or other rolling stock of a railroad, with the intent to commit any crime, malicious mischief, or injury thereto, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except that the foregoing provision shall not apply when any such act is done in an emergency or in furtherance of public safety or by or under the direction of an officer in the regulation of traffic or performance of any other official duty.Code 1950, § 18.1-167; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-147.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-147.1. Breaking and entering into railroad cars, motortrucks, aircraft, etc., or pipeline systems

Any person who breaks the seal or lock of any railroad car, vessel, aircraft, motortruck, wagon or other vehicle or of any pipeline system, containing shipments of freight or express or other property, or breaks and enters any such vehicle or pipeline system with the intent to commit larceny or any felony therein shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony; provided, however, that if such person is armed with a firearm at the time of such breaking and entering, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.1979, c. 336.
VA Code § 18.2-147.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-147.2. Devices for puncturing motor vehicle tires

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, have in his possession or place upon any highway or private property jackrocks which are primarily designed for the purpose of disabling motor vehicles by the puncturing of tires by anyone other than a law-enforcement officer. Any person convicted of unlawful manufacture, distribution, possession or use of such device shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A law-enforcement officer who is lawfully engaged in the discharge of his duties shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.1982, c. 253; 2007, c. 437.
VA Code § 18.2-148 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-148. Bona fide repossession under lien

The provisions of §§ 18.2-102, 18.2-146 and 18.2-147 shall not apply to a bona fide repossession of a vehicle, aircraft, boat or vessel by the holder of a lien on such vehicle, aircraft, boat or vessel, or by the agents or employees of such lienholder.Code 1950, § 18.1-168; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-149 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-149. Injury to hired animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat

If any person after having rented or leased from any other person an animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel shall willfully injure or damage the same, by hard or reckless driving or using, or by using the same in violation of any statute of this Commonwealth, or allow or permit any other person so to do, or hire the same to any other person without the consent of the bailor, such person shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-161; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-150. Willfully destroying vessel, etc.

If any person willfully scuttle, cast away or otherwise dispose of, or in any manner destroy, except as otherwise provided, a ship, vessel or other watercraft, with intent to injure or defraud any owner thereof or of any property on board the same, or any insurer of such ship, vessel or other watercraft, or any part thereof, or of any such property on board the same, if the same be of the value of $1,000 or more, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony, but if it be of less value than $1,000, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-170; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1981, c. 197; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.
VA Code § 18.2-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-151. Opening or carrying away pumps, etc., used for dispensing gasoline, etc.

If any person, with intent to commit larceny therefrom, break and open, or open, or carry away, any pump, tank, or other similar equipment or container used for dispensing or storing kerosene, gasoline or motor oils, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-169; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-151.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-151.1. Injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment; penalty

Any person who injures, destroys, removes, tampers with, or otherwise interferes with the operation of (i) any equipment or apparatus used for fighting fires or for protecting property or human life by a fire company or fire department, as those terms are defined in § 27-6.01, or (ii) any emergency medical services vehicle, as defined in § 32.1-111.1, intending to temporarily or permanently prevent the useful operation of such equipment or apparatus is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.2016, c. 687.
VA Code § 18.2-152 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152. Stealing from or tampering with parking meter, vending machine, pay telephone, etc.

Any person who enters, forces or attempts to force an entrance into, tampers with, or inserts any part of an instrument into any parking meter, vending machine, pay telephone, money changing machine, or any other device designed to receive money, with intent to steal therefrom, shall for the first conviction thereof be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and for any subsequent conviction of a violation thereof shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.Code 1950, § 18.1-125.1; 1968, c. 518; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
VA Code § 18.2-152.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.1. Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Virginia Computer Crimes Act."1984, c. 751.
VA Code § 18.2-152.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.3. Computer fraud; penalty

Any person who uses a computer or computer network, without authority and:1. Obtains property or services by false pretenses;2. Embezzles or commits larceny; or3. Converts the property of another;is guilty of the crime of computer fraud.If the value of the property or services obtained is $1,000 or more, the crime of computer fraud shall be punishable as a Class 5 felony. Where the value of the property or services obtained is less than $1,000, the crime of computer fraud shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 322; 2003, cc. 987, 1016; 2005, cc. 747, 761, 827, 837; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.
VA Code § 18.2-152.3:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.3:1. Transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (spam); penalty

A. Any person who:1. Uses a computer or computer network with the intent to falsify or forge electronic mail transmission information or other routing information in any manner in connection with the transmission of spam through or into the computer network of an electronic mail service provider or its subscribers; or2. Knowingly sells, gives, or otherwise distributes or possesses with the intent to sell, give, or distribute software that (i) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of facilitating or enabling the falsification of the transmission information or other routing information of spam; (ii) has only limited commercially significant purpose or use other than to facilitate or enable the falsification of the transmission information or other routing information of spam; or (iii) is marketed by that person acting alone or with another for use in facilitating or enabling the falsification of the transmission information or other routing information of spam is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B. Any person who commits a violation of subdivision A 1 when (i) the volume of spam transmitted exceeded 10,000 attempted recipients in any 24-hour time period, 100,000 attempted recipients in any 30-day time period, or one million attempted recipients in any one-year time period or (ii) revenue generated from a specific transmission of spam exceeded $1,000 or the total revenue generated from all spam transmitted to any EMSP exceeded $50,000, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.C. Any person who knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any minor to assist in the transmission of spam in violation of subsection B is guilty of a Class 6 felony.2003, cc. 987, 1016; 2010, c. 489.
VA Code § 18.2-152.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.5. Computer invasion of privacy; penalties

A. A person is guilty of the crime of computer invasion of privacy when he uses a computer or computer network and intentionally examines without authority any employment, salary, credit or any other financial or identifying information, as defined in clauses (iii) through (xiii) of subsection C of § 18.2-186.3, relating to any other person. "Examination" under this section requires the offender to review the information relating to any other person after the time at which the offender knows or should know that he is without authority to view the information displayed.B. The crime of computer invasion of privacy shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.C. Any person who violates this section after having been previously convicted of a violation of this section or any substantially similar laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 6 felony.D. Any person who violates this section and sells or distributes such information to another is guilty of a Class 6 felony.E. Any person who violates this section and uses such information in the commission of another crime is guilty of a Class 6 felony.F. This section shall not apply to any person collecting information that is reasonably needed to (i) protect the security of a computer, computer service, or computer business, or to facilitate diagnostics or repair in connection with such computer, computer service, or computer business or (ii) determine whether the computer user is licensed or authorized to use specific computer software or a specific computer service.1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 398; 2001, c. 358; 2005, cc. 747, 761, 827, 837.
VA Code § 18.2-152.5:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.5:1. Using a computer to gather identifying information; penalties

A. It is unlawful for any person, other than a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101, and acting in the performance of his official duties, to use a computer to obtain, access, or record, through the use of material artifice, trickery or deception, any identifying information, as defined in clauses (iii) through (xiii) of subsection C of § 18.2-186.3. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 6 felony.B. Any person who violates this section and sells or distributes such information to another is guilty of a Class 5 felony.C. Any person who violates this section and uses such information in the commission of another crime is guilty of a Class 5 felony.2005, cc. 747, 760, 761, 827, 837.
VA Code § 18.2-152.6 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.6. Theft of computer services; penalties

Any person who willfully obtains computer services without authority is guilty of the crime of theft of computer services, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the theft of computer services is valued at $2,500 or more, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony.1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 322; 2003, cc. 987, 1016; 2005, cc. 746, 761, 827.
VA Code § 18.2-152.7 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.7. Personal trespass by computer; penalty

A. A person is guilty of the crime of personal trespass by computer when he uses a computer or computer network to cause physical injury to an individual.B. If committed maliciously, the crime of personal trespass by computer shall be punishable as a Class 3 felony. If such act is done unlawfully but not maliciously, the crime of personal trespass by computer shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 322; 2003, cc. 987, 1016; 2005, cc. 746, 761, 827.
VA Code § 18.2-152.7:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.7:1. Harassment by computer; penalty

If any person, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, shall use a computer or computer network to communicate obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or make any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threaten any illegal or immoral act, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A violation of this section may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction in which the communication was made or received or in the City of Richmond if venue cannot otherwise be established and the person subjected to the act is one of the following officials or employees of the Commonwealth and such official or employee was subjected to the act while engaged in the performance of his public duties or because of his position with the Commonwealth: the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.2000, c. 849; 2020, c. 1002.
VA Code § 18.2-152.7:2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.7:2. Using computer to commit a scheme involving false representations; penalty

Any person who, without the intent to receive any direct or indirect benefit, maliciously sends an electronically transmitted communication containing a false representation intended to cause another person to spend money, and such false representation causes such person to spend money, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.2020, c. 1178.
VA Code § 18.2-152.8 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.8. Property capable of embezzlement

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.
VA Code § 18.2-152.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.11. Article not exclusive

The provisions of this article shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this Commonwealth which presently applies or may in the future apply to any transaction or course of conduct which violates this article, unless such provision is clearly inconsistent with the terms of this article.1984, c. 751.
VA Code § 18.2-152.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.14. Computer as instrument of forgery

The creation, alteration, or deletion of any computer data contained in any computer or computer network, which if done on a tangible document or instrument would constitute forgery under Article 1 (§ 18.2-168 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this Title, will also be deemed to be forgery. The absence of a tangible writing directly created or altered by the offender shall not be a defense to any crime set forth in Article 1 (§ 18.2-168 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this Title if a creation, alteration, or deletion of computer data was involved in lieu of a tangible document or instrument.1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 322.
VA Code § 18.2-152.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-152.15. Encryption used in criminal activity

Any person who willfully uses encryption to further any criminal activity shall be guilty of an offense which is separate and distinct from the predicate criminal activity and punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor."Encryption" means the enciphering of intelligible data into unintelligible form or the deciphering of unintelligible data into intelligible form.1999, c. 455.
VA Code § 18.2-153 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally|Chapter 5 - Crimes Against Property|§ 18.2-153. Obstructing or injuring canal, railroad, power line, etc.

If any person maliciously obstruct, remove or injure any part of a canal, railroad or urban, suburban or interurban electric railway, or any lines of any electric power company, or any bridge or fixture thereof, or maliciously obstruct, tamper with, injure or remove any machinery, engine, car, trolley, supply or return wires or any other work thereof, or maliciously open, close, displace, tamper with or injure any switch, switch point, switch lever, signal lever or signal of any such company, whereby the life of any person on such canal, railroad, urban, suburban or interurban electric railway, is put in peril, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony; and, in the event of the death of any such person resulting from such malicious act, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of murder, the degree to be determined by the jury or the court trying the case without a jury.If any such act be committed unlawfully, but not maliciously, the person so offending shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony; and in the event of the death of any such person resulting from such unlawful act, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of involuntary manslaughter.Code 1950, § 18.1-147; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.