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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-96 (2026)

Petit larceny defined; how punished

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Any person who:

1. Commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value of less than $5, or

2. Commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of less than $1,000, except as provided in clause (iii) of § 18.2-95, shall be deemed guilty of petit larceny, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 18.1-101; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 175; 1992, c. 822; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 157 cases (25 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Foster v. Commonwealth, 606 S.E.2d 518 (Va. Ct. App. 2004).

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Foster v. Commonwealth, 606 S.E.2d 518 (Va. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 28× “2-181 declares that any person who utters a bad check "shall be guilty of larceny.”

James Lee Frango v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 782 S.E.2d 175 (Va. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 12× “2-96] is charged, a larceny indictment charges the common law offense.” Id. Appellant, however, was not charged with and convicted of common law larceny; rather, he was charged with and convicted of a violation of Code § 55-334.”

Darnell v. Commonwealth, 408 S.E.2d 540 (Va. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 12× “items" belonging to Douglas Long in violation of Code § 18.2-96. [1] The defendant was subsequently tried and convicted in circuit court on two counts of taking, obtaining, or withholding a credit card in violation of Code § 18.”

Riner v. Com., 601 S.E.2d 555 (Va. 2004). · cites it 2× “2-77; and of petit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-96. The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed the convictions and the judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise County ("the trial court").”

Wright v. Commonwealth, 789 S.E.2d 611 (Va. 2016). · cites it 4× “At that point, Robert’s 15 year-old stepson got out of the van, took ∗ Wright was also convicted of petit larceny in violation of Code § 18.2-96 and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in violation of Code § 18.”

Graves v. Commonwealth, 462 S.E.2d 902 (Va. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 8× “Code § 18.2-96. Larceny committed from the person of another of money or other thing of a value of five dollars or more is punishable as grand larceny from the person, a felony.”

Harris v. Commonwealth, 477 S.E.2d 3 (Va. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 12× “2-95, and petit larceny under Code § 18.2-96. Id. In Snead , we reversed a defendant's conviction under Code § 18.”

Com. v. McNeal, 710 S.E.2d 733 (Va. 2011). · cites it 2× “Code § 18.2-96(2). [2] The specific question whether the evidence was sufficient to establish criminal intent is not before us.”

Garland v. Commonwealth, 446 S.E.2d 628 (Va. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 8× “Code § 18.2-96 provides, in pertinent part: Any person who: 2.”

Yvonie Décor Charles v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 756 S.E.2d 917 (Va. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 8× “Yvonie Décor Charles (“Charles”) was convicted at a bench trial in the Circuit Court of the City of Chesapeake (“trial court”) of two counts of petit larceny third offense, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-96 and 18.2-104. On appeal, Charles argues that the trial court erred in…”

McCullough v. Commonwealth, 568 S.E.2d 449 (Va. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “She was accordingly convicted only of two counts of petit larceny, in *814 violation of Code § 18.2-96, which defines “petit larceny” as the “commi[ssion] of simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels of the value of less than $200.”

Foster v. Commonwealth, 623 S.E.2d 902 (Va. 2006). · cites it 10× “" Code § 18.2-96, not a part of the Bad Check Law, provides, as pertinent: "Any person who: 1.”

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— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-96(1) — 3 cases

Graves v. Commonwealth, 462 S.E.2d 902 (Va. Ct. App. 1995). “Code § 18.2-96. Larceny committed from the person of another of money or other thing of a value of five dollars or more is punishable as grand larceny from the person, a felony.”

Hudgins v. Commonwealth, 597 S.E.2d 221 (Va. Ct. App. 2004).

Foster v. Commonwealth, 623 S.E.2d 902 (Va. 2006). “" Code § 18.2-96, not a part of the Bad Check Law, provides, as pertinent: "Any person who: 1.”

— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-96(2) — 7 cases

Com. v. McNeal, 710 S.E.2d 733 (Va. 2011). “Code § 18.2-96(2). [2] The specific question whether the evidence was sufficient to establish criminal intent is not before us.”

Marks v. Crawford, 882 F. Supp. 530 (E.D. Va. 1993).

Furqan Abdulaziz Shabazz v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2019).

Rosalynn White Spruill v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 2002).

Barrett Thomas Vernon v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 2006).

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