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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":350400,"section_number":"18.2-179","catch_line":"Unlawful operation of coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-179\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1393057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350402,"identifier":"18.2-180","token":"18.2\/6\/3\/18.2-180","url":"\/18.2-180\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-180\/","token":"18.2\/6\/3\/18.2-180","dublin_core":{"Title":"Manufacture, etc., of slugs, etc., for such unlawful use","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-180","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who, with intent<\/span> to cheat or defraud the owner, lessee, licensee or other person entitled to the contents of any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine operated on the coin-in-the-slot principle, designed only to receive lawful coin of the United States of America, in connection with the use of any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine, or who, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended for such unlawful use, shall manufacture, sell, offer to sell, advertise for sale or give away any slug, device or substance whatsoever, intended or calculated to be placed or deposited in any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p>

The manufacture, sale, offer for sale, advertisement for sale, giving away or possession<\/span> of any such slug, device or substance whatsoever, intended or calculated to be placed or deposited in any such coin box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine that operates on the coin-in-the-slot principle, shall be prima facie evidence<\/span> of intent<\/span> to cheat or defraud within the meaning of this section and \u00a7 18.2-179<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMANUFACTURE, ETC., OF SLUGS, ETC., FOR SUCH UNLAWFUL USE (\u00a7 18.2-180)\n\nAny person who, with intent to cheat or defraud the owner, lessee, licensee or\nother person entitled to the contents of any such coin box telephone, parking\nmeter, vending machine or other machine operated on the coin-in-the-slot\nprinciple, designed only to receive lawful coin of the United States of America,\nin connection with the use of any such coin box telephone, parking meter,\nvending machine or other machine, or who, knowing or having reason to believe\nthat the same is intended for such unlawful use, shall manufacture, sell, offer\nto sell, advertise for sale or give away any slug, device or substance\nwhatsoever, intended or calculated to be placed or deposited in any such coin\nbox telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine, shall be guilty\nof a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nThe manufacture, sale, offer for sale, advertisement for sale, giving away or\npossession of any such slug, device or substance whatsoever, intended or\ncalculated to be placed or deposited in any such coin box telephone, parking\nmeter, vending machine or other machine that operates on the coin-in-the-slot\nprinciple, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to cheat or defraud within\nthe meaning of this section and \u00a7 18.2-179.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-125; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}