Bill Text: VA HB1256 | 2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Larceny and embezzlement offenses; prosecution in any county or city where the victim resides.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0475) [HB1256 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HB1256-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§18.2-95 and 18.2-111 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-95. Grand larceny defined; how punished.
A. Any person who (i) commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value of $5 or more, (ii) commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of $1,000 or more, or (iii) commits simple larceny not from the person of another of any firearm, regardless of the firearm's value, shall be guilty of grand larceny, punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than 20 years or, in the discretion of the jury or court trying the case without a jury, be confined in jail for a period not exceeding 12 months or fined not more than $2,500, either or both.
B. A prosecution for a violation of this section may be had in (i) any place of venue under Article 2 (§19.2-244 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 19.2 or (ii) any county or city where the victim of the larceny resides.
§18.2-111. Embezzlement deemed larceny; indictment.
A. 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. Proof of embezzlement shall be sufficient to sustain the charge of larceny. Any person convicted hereunder shall be deemed guilty of larceny and may be indicted as for larceny and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in §18.2-95 or § 18.2-96.
B. A prosecution for a violation of this section may be had in (i) any place of venue under Article 2 (§19.2-244 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 19.2 or (ii) any county or city where the victim of the embezzlement resides.
