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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 348<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":350522,"section_number":"18.2-246.5","catch_line":"Forfeiture of business license or registration upon conviction of sale or distribution of imitation controlled substance; money laundering","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.5\/"},{"id":363141,"section_number":"4.1-225","catch_line":"Grounds for which Board may suspend or revoke licenses; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-225\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1393491,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350520,"identifier":"18.2-246.3","token":"18.2\/6\/9\/18.2-246.3","url":"\/18.2-246.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-246.3\/","token":"18.2\/6\/9\/18.2-246.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Money laundering; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-246.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to conduct a financial transaction where the person knows the property involved in the transaction represents the proceeds of an activity which is punishable as a felony<\/span> under the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the United States. A violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment of not more than forty years or a fine of not more than $500,000 or by both imprisonment and a fine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who, for compensation, converts cash into negotiable instruments or electronic funds for another, knowing the cash is the proceeds of some form of activity which is punishable as a felony<\/span> under the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the United States, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. Any second or subsequent violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMONEY LAUNDERING; PENALTIES (\u00a7 18.2-246.3)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to conduct a financial\ntransaction where the person knows the property involved in the transaction\nrepresents the proceeds of an activity which is punishable as a felony under the\nlaws of the Commonwealth, another state or territory of the United States, the\nDistrict of Columbia, or the United States. A violation of this section is\npunishable by imprisonment of not more than forty years or a fine of not more\nthan $500,000 or by both imprisonment and a fine.\n\nB. Any person who, for compensation, converts cash into negotiable instruments\nor electronic funds for another, knowing the cash is the proceeds of some form\nof activity which is punishable as a felony under the laws of the Commonwealth,\nanother state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or\nthe United States, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any second or\nsubsequent violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 348.","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"}}