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It has been modified 7 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 1966, chapter 247; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1980, chapter 175; in 1992, chapter 822; in 2018, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0764\">764<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0765\">765<\/a>; in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0089\">89<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0401\">401<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":347527,"section_number":"15.2-1705","catch_line":"Minimum qualifications; waiver","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1705\/"},{"id":347529,"section_number":"15.2-1707","catch_line":"Decertification of law-enforcement officers and jail officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1707\/"},{"id":350258,"section_number":"18.2-105.1","catch_line":"Detention of suspected shoplifter","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-105.1\/"},{"id":350272,"section_number":"18.2-111","catch_line":"Embezzlement deemed larceny; 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<a class=\"law\" title=\"Grand larceny defined; how punished\" href=\"\/18.2-95\/\">18.2-95<\/a>, shall be deemed guilty of petit <span class=\"dictionary\">larceny<\/span>, which shall be punishable as a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1307901\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-96\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETIT LARCENY DEFINED; HOW PUNISHED (\u00a7 18.2-96)\n\nAny person who:\n\n1. Commits larceny from the person of another of money or other thing of value\nof less than $5, or\n\n2. Commits simple larceny not from the person of another of goods and chattels\nof the value of less than $1,000, except as provided in clause (iii) of &#xA7;\n18.2-95, shall be deemed guilty of petit larceny, which shall be punishable as a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-101; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n1980, c. 175; 1992, c. 822; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2020, cc. 89, 401.","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"}}