A. A person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he makes, causes to be made or conspires to make directly, indirectly or through an agency, any materially false statement in writing, knowing it to be false and intending that it be relied upon, concerning the financial condition or means or ability to pay of himself, or of any other person for whom he is acting, or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, for the purpose of procuring, for his own benefit or for the benefit of such person, firm or corporation, the delivery of personal property, the payment of cash, the making of a loan or credit, the extension of a credit, the discount of an account receivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale or endorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note.
B. Any person who knows that a false statement has been made in writing concerning the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or of any person for whom he is acting, or any firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting and who, with intent to defraud, procures, upon the faith thereof, for his own benefit, or for the benefit of the person, firm or corporation in which he is interested or for which he is acting, any such delivery, payment, loan, credit, extension, discount making, acceptance, sale or endorsement, shall, if the value of the thing or the amount of the loan, credit or benefit obtained is $1,000 or more, be guilty of grand larceny or, if the value is less than $1,000, be guilty of petit larceny.
C. Venue for the trial of any person charged with an offense under this section may be in the county or city in which (i) any act was performed in furtherance of the offense, or (ii) the person charged with the offense resided at the time of the offense.
D. As used in this section, "in writing" shall include information transmitted by computer, facsimile, e-mail, Internet, or any other electronic medium, and shall not include information transmitted by any such medium by voice transmission.
Code 1950, § 18.1-119; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1981, c. 197; 1991, c. 546; 2006, c. 321; 2007, c. 518; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.
Notes of Decisions
Fiona Elizabeth Marsh v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 530 S.E.2d 425 (Va. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 18× “By refusing to give the required accurate information as to her financial situation, appellant intentionally failed to give proper consideration for the extension of credit. As such, the evidence showed that she failed to pay for the $16,879 in credit extended to her by the…”
Mueller v. Commonwealth, 426 S.E.2d 339 (Va. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 12× “William David Mueller appeals from a conviction for making false statements to obtain property or credit in violation of Code § 18.2-186. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred (1) in concluding that the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction; and (2) in…”
José Rafael Salazar v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 789 S.E.2d 779 (Va. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “, Code § 18.2-186 (criminalizing false statements made to obtain a loan or credit and tying an enhanced penalty to the amount of the loan or credit extended, but not requiring proof of a “financial loss”).”
Owolabi v. Commonwealth, 428 S.E.2d 14 (Va. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 2× “1 We, therefore, do not address the applicability of Code § 18.2-186 (false statements to obtain property or credit) or Code § 18.”
Stith v. Thorne, 247 F.R.D. 89 (E.D. Va. 2007).
· cites it 3× “e to develop the method by which Thorne submitted documents to them with blanks where the dollar amount would go, and Defendants would then determine the amount of money that would be given to Thorne____ Additionally, Defendants agreed to close the loan that Thorne wanted closed…”
Hyshaw v. State, 893 So. 2d 1239 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003).
“" 9 Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186 .3B (Michie 1996), provides, in pertinent part: "It shall be unlawful for any person to use identification documents or identifying information of another to avoid summons, arrest, prosecution, or to impede a criminal investigation.”
Eva Carol Belcher v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 4× “Appellant next argues that the trial court erred in convicting her when “her actions failed to include false statements” as required under Code § 18.2-186. Appellant, however, was not charged under Code § 18.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186(1) — 1 case
Mueller v. Commonwealth, 426 S.E.2d 339 (Va. Ct. App. 1993).
“William David Mueller appeals from a conviction for making false statements to obtain property or credit in violation of Code § 18.2-186. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred (1) in concluding that the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction; and (2) in…”
— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186(A) — 1 case
Fiona Elizabeth Marsh v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 530 S.E.2d 425 (Va. Ct. App. 2000).
“By refusing to give the required accurate information as to her financial situation, appellant intentionally failed to give proper consideration for the extension of credit. As such, the evidence showed that she failed to pay for the $16,879 in credit extended to her by the…”
— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186(B) — 1 case
Fiona Elizabeth Marsh v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 530 S.E.2d 425 (Va. Ct. App. 2000).
“By refusing to give the required accurate information as to her financial situation, appellant intentionally failed to give proper consideration for the extension of credit. As such, the evidence showed that she failed to pay for the $16,879 in credit extended to her by the…”
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