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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152 (2026)

Stealing from or tampering with parking meter, vending machine, pay telephone, etc

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Any person who enters, forces or attempts to force an entrance into, tampers with, or inserts any part of an instrument into any parking meter, vending machine, pay telephone, money changing machine, or any other device designed to receive money, with intent to steal therefrom, shall for the first conviction thereof be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and for any subsequent conviction of a violation thereof shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

Code 1950, § 18.1-125.1; 1968, c. 518; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Giganti v. Gen-X Strategies, Inc., 222 F.R.D. 299 (E.D. Va. 2004).
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Giganti v. Gen-X Strategies, Inc., 222 F.R.D. 299 (E.D. Va. 2004). · cites it 3× “2-499; (6) tortious interference with contract or business expectation; and (7) violation of Virginia Computer Crimes Act, Va.Code § 18.2-152. . See Rule 11(c)(1)(A), Fed.”
Lowe v. Commonwealth, 535 S.E.2d 689 (Va. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “The parties agreed that Code § 18.2-152, cited by the trial court in the original sentencing order, had no relationship to the evidence adduced at trial.”
Hanan Khashoggi v. NSO Grp. Tech. Ltd., 138 F.4th 152 (4th Cir. 2025). “See Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152 . Lastly, Khashoggi brought Virginia common law claims for negligence, trespass to chattels, negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and she asked the court to require NSO to disclose the identity of any of its clients that used…”
Jaynes v. Com., 657 S.E.2d 478 (Va. 2008). · cites it 2× “16 For these reasons, we conclude that Code § 18.2-152,3:1 does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause.”
William Jennings Hagy v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “" Defendants were subsequently indicted for six offenses in violation of Code § 18.2-152, one allegedly committed on June 30, 1998, another on July 9, 1998, and four on September 12, 1998, entered guilty pleas to the June 30 offense, and proceeded to trial on the remaining…”
James Leroy Hagy, Jr., s/k/a etc. v. CW (Va. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “" Defendants were subsequently indicted for six offenses in violation of Code § 18.2-152, one allegedly committed on June 30, 1998, another on July 9, 1998, and four on September 12, 1998, entered guilty pleas to the June 30 offense, and proceeded to trial on the remaining…”
Hanan Khashoggi v. NSO Grp. Tech. Ltd. (4th Cir. 2025). “See Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152 . Lastly, Khashoggi brought Virginia common law claims for negligence, trespass to chattels, negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and she asked the court to require NSO to disclose the identity of any of its clients that used…”
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