Virginia legal term
Agent in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Agent” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Agent” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Agent" means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. (Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3401)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc
- Breaking, injuring, defacing, destroying, or preventing the operation of vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel
- Certain premises deemed common nuisance
- Credit card factoring
- Credit card or gift card fraud
- Criminal background check required for employees of a gun dealer to transfer firearms
- Interception, disclosure, etc., of wire, electronic or oral communications unlawful
- Misuse of public assets
- Unlawful use of payment card scanning devices and re-encoders
- Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children
- Advertising merchandise, etc., for sale with intent not to sell at price or terms advertised
- Application for and issuance of search warrant for a tracking device
Related terms in the same statutes
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