False Pretenses

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “False Pretenses.” It is part of Chapter 6 “Crimes Involving Fraud”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”. It contains 5 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 5 sections.

§ 18.2-178	Obtaining money or signature, etc., by false pretense
§ 18.2-178.1	Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; penalty
§ 18.2-178.2	Financial exploitation by an agent; penalty
§ 18.2-179	Unlawful operation of coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine, etc
§ 18.2-180	Manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use