Va. Code § 18.2-96

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 18.2-96 - Petit larceny defined; how punished

Any person who:

1. Commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value of less than $5, or

2. 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.

Va. Code § 18.2-96

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.

Amended by Acts 2020 c. 401, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.

Amended by Acts 2020 c. 89, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.

Amended by Acts 2018 c. 765, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by Acts 2018 c. 764, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.