2006 Code of Virginia § 18.2-189 - Defrauding keeper of motor vehicles or watercraft

18.2-189. Defrauding keeper of motor vehicles or watercraft.

A person shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if he:

1. Stores a motor vehicle, boat or other watercraft with any person, firm orcorporation engaged in the business of conducting a garage, marina,watercraft dealership or other facility for the (i) storage of motorvehicles, boats or other watercraft, (ii) furnishing of supplies to motorvehicles, boats or other watercraft, or (iii) alteration or repair of motorvehicles, boats or other watercraft, and obtains storage, supplies,alterations or repairs for such motor vehicle, boat or other watercraft,without having an express agreement for credit, or procures storage,supplies, alterations or repairs on account of such motor vehicle, boat orother watercraft so stored, without paying therefor, and with the intent tocheat or defraud the owner or keeper of the garage, marina or boat repairfacility; or

2. With such intent, obtains credit at the garage, marina, watercraftdealership or boat repair facility for such storage, supplies, alterations orrepairs through any misrepresentation or false statement; or

3. With such intent, removes or causes to be removed any such motor vehicle,boat or other watercraft from any such garage, marina, watercraft dealershipor boat repair facility while there is a lien existing thereon for the propercharges due from him for storage, supplies, alterations or repairs furnishedthereon, in accordance with the provisions of 43-32 or 43-33.

(Code 1950, 18.1-121; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1978, c. 245; 1988,c. 414.)