Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-340.37 — Criminal penalties
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 1.1:1: Charitable Gaming, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-340.37
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.
A. Any person who violates the provisions of this article or who willfully and knowingly files, or causes to be filed, a false application, report or other document or who willfully and knowingly makes a false statement, or causes a false statement to be made, on any application, report or other document required to be filed with or made to the Department shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
B. Each day in violation shall constitute a separate offense.
C. Any person who converts funds derived from any charitable gaming to his own or another's use, when the amount of funds is less than $1,000, shall be guilty of petit larceny and, when the amount of funds is $1,000 or more, shall be guilty of grand larceny. The provisions of this section shall not preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of the Commonwealth that may apply to any course of conduct that violates this section.
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Is criminal penalties a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Criminal penalties is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-340.37.
Which Virginia statute covers criminal penalties?
Criminal penalties is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-340.37 (Criminal penalties).
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