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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-146.1 — Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Damage to and Tampering with Property, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-146.1

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-146.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Any person who sells, offers for sale, or purchases a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle, except when such sale, offer for sale, or purchase is made to or by a scrap metal purchaser that has adhered to the compliance provisions of subdivisions B 1 or 2 of § 59.1-136.3 , is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale, offer for sale, or purchase of a new catalytic converter that has never been installed on a motor vehicle.

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Is unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-146.1.

Which Virginia statute covers unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle?

Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-146.1 (Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; penalty).

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