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Va. Code Ann. § 58.1-637 (2026)

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If any check tendered for any amount due under this chapter is not paid by the bank on which it is drawn and such person fails to pay the Commissioner the amount due the Commonwealth within five days after the Commissioner has given him written notice by registered or certified mail or in person by an agent that such check was returned unpaid, the person by whom such check was tendered shall be guilty of a violation of § 18.2-182.1.

Code 1950, § 58-441.35; 1966, c. 151; 1984, c. 675; 1992, c. 763.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1988–2010 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Hensley, 375 S.E.2d 182 (Va. Ct. App. 1988).
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Commonwealth v. Hensley, 375 S.E.2d 182 (Va. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 13× “Johnny Lee Hensley was indicted on a charge that he violated Code § 58.1-637, which provides: If any check tendered for any amount due under this chapter is not paid by the bank on which it is drawn and such person fails to pay the Commissioner the amount due the State within…”
Terry Lynn Sullivan v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1886083 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 19, 2010). · cites it 2× “” -8- animal’s need for emergency veterinary treatment and then failed to provide that treatment, we hold that the evidence in this case was sufficient for a reasonable finder of fact to determine that Sullivan had the requisite knowledge.”
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