2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-200.1 - Failure to perform promise for construction, etc., in return for advances

18.2-200.1. Failure to perform promise for construction, etc., in returnfor advances.

If any person obtain from another an advance of money, merchandise or otherthing, of value, with fraudulent intent, upon a promise to performconstruction, removal, repair or improvement of any building or structurepermanently annexed to real property, or any other improvements to such realproperty, including horticulture, nursery or forest products, and fail orrefuse to perform such promise, and also fail to substantially make good suchadvance, he shall be deemed guilty of the larceny of such money, merchandiseor other thing if he fails to return such advance within fifteen days of arequest to do so sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to hislast known address or to the address listed in the contract.

(1980, c. 459; 1987, c. 358.)

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Virginia may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.