Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses
Va. Code (Crimes) § 18.2-189: Defrauding keeper of motor vehicles or watercraft
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a Class 2 misdemeanor by obtaining storage, supplies, repairs, or alterations for a vehicle or watercraft without paying, through misrepresentation, or by removing the vehicle while a lien exists, with intent to defraud the facility owner.
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