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1999 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2254
Offered January 21, 1999
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-111 of the Code of Virginia, relating to embezzlement; penalty.
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Patrons-- Armstrong and Day; Senator: Reynolds
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Consent to introduce
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18.2-111 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 18.2-111. Embezzlement deemed larceny; indictment.

If any person wrongfully and fraudulently use, dispose of, conceal or embezzle any money, bill, note, check, order, draft, bond, receipt, bill of lading or any other personal property, tangible or intangible, which he shall have received for another or for his employer, principal or bailor, or by virtue of his office, trust, or employment, or which shall have been entrusted or delivered to him by another or by any court, corporation or company, he shall be guilty of embezzlement. If any employer withholds money from the pay of his employee for the purpose of paying court-ordered child support on behalf of the employee and then willfully and intentionally fails to make the required payment, the employer shall be guilty of embezzlement. Embezzlement shall be deemed larceny and upon conviction thereof, the person shall be punished as provided in § 18.2-95 or § 18.2-96.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0 in FY 2009.