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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-180 — Manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 3: False Pretenses, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-180
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.
Any person who, with intent to cheat or defraud the owner, lessee, licensee or other person entitled to the contents of any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine operated on the coin-in-the-slot principle, designed only to receive lawful coin of the United States of America, in connection with the use of any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine, or who, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended for such unlawful use, shall manufacture, sell, offer to sell, advertise for sale or give away any slug, device or substance whatsoever, intended or calculated to be placed or deposited in any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
The manufacture, sale, offer for sale, advertisement for sale, giving away or possession of any such slug, device or substance whatsoever, intended or calculated to be placed or deposited in any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine that operates on the coin-in-the-slot principle, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to cheat or defraud within the meaning of this section and § 18.2-179 .
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Is manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-180.
Which Virginia statute covers manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use?
Manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-180 (Manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.