Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.8 (2026)
Property capable of embezzlement
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For purposes of §§ 18.2-95, 18.2-96, 18.2-108, and 18.2-111, personal property subject to embezzlement, larceny, or receiving stolen goods shall include:
1. Computers and computer networks;
2. Financial instruments, computer data, computer programs, computer software and all other personal property regardless of whether they are:
a. Tangible or intangible;
b. In a format readable by humans or by a computer;
c. In transit between computers or within a computer network or between any devices which comprise a computer; or
d. Located on any paper or in any device on which it is stored by a computer or by a human; and
3. Computer services.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Perk v. Vector Resources Grp., Ltd., 485 S.E.2d 140 (Va. 1997).
Perk v. Vector Resources Grp., Ltd., 485 S.E.2d 140 (Va. 1997). “Pursuant to Code § 18.2-152.8 of the Virginia Computer Crimes Act, Code § 18.”
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