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2007 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 18.2-186 and 18.2-195.2 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-186. False statements to obtain property or credit.
A. A person shall be guilty of a Class 2 1 misdemeanor
if he makes, causes to be made or conspires to make directly, indirectly or
through an agency, any materially false statement in writing, knowing it to be
false and intending that it be relied upon, concerning the financial condition
or means or ability to pay of himself, or of any other person for whom he is
acting, or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is
acting, for the purpose of procuring, for his own benefit or for the benefit of
such person, firm or corporation, the delivery of personal property, the
payment of cash, the making of a loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the
discount of an account receivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale or
endorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note.
B. Any person who knows that a false statement has been made
in writing concerning the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or
of any person for whom he is acting, or any firm or corporation in which he is
interested or for which he is acting and who, with intent to defraud, procures,
upon the faith thereof, for his own benefit, or for the benefit of the person,
firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting,
any such delivery, payment, loan, credit, extension, discount making,
acceptance, sale or endorsement, and fails to pay for such loan, credit or
benefit so procured, shall, if the value of the thing or the amount of the
loan, credit or benefit obtained is $200 or more, be guilty of grand larceny
or, if the value is less than $200, be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor
petit larceny.
C. Venue for the trial of any person charged with an offense under this section may be in the county or city in which (i) any act was performed in furtherance of the offense, or (ii) the person charged with the offense resided at the time of the offense.
D. As used in this section, "in writing" shall include information transmitted by computer, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or any other electronic medium, and shall not include information transmitted by any such medium by voice transmission.
§ 18.2-195.2. Fraudulent application for credit card; penalties.
A. A person shall be guilty of a Class 2 1 misdemeanor
if he makes, causes to be made or conspires to make, directly, indirectly or
through an agency, any materially false statement in writing concerning the
financial condition or means or ability to pay of himself or of any other
person for whom he is acting or any firm or corporation in which he is
interested or for which he is acting, knowing the statement to be false and
intending that it be relied upon for the purpose of procuring a credit card.
However, if the statement is made in response to a an unrequested written
solicitation from the issuer or an agent of the issuer to apply for a credit
card, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
B. A person who knows that a false statement has been made in
writing concerning the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or of
any person for whom he is acting or any firm or corporation in which he is
interested or for which he is acting and who (i) with intent to defraud,
procures a credit card, upon the faith thereof of such false statement,
for his own benefit, or for the benefit of the person, firm or corporation
in which he is interested or for which he is acting, and (ii) fails to
pay for obtains by use of the credit card, money, property, services
or any thing of value obtained by use of the credit card, shall be
is guilty of grand larceny if the value so of whatever is obtained
is $200 or more or a Class 1 misdemeanor petit larceny if the
value is less than $200.
C. As used in this section, "in writing" shall include information transmitted by computer, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or any other electronic medium, and shall not include information transmitted by any such medium by voice transmission.