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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1968, chapter 69.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":350286,"section_number":"18.2-12","catch_line":"Same; where no punishment or maximum punishment prescribed","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1495061,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374658,"identifier":"61.1-2","token":"61.1\/1\/61.1-2","url":"\/61.1-2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/61.1-2\/","token":"61.1\/1\/61.1-2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issue of receipt containing false statement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 61.1-2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently <span class=\"dictionary\">issues<\/span> or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>, and shall be punished as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Same; where no punishment or maximum punishment prescribed\" href=\"\/18.2-12\/\">18.2-12<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUE OF RECEIPT CONTAINING FALSE STATEMENT (\u00a7 61.1-2)\n\nA warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who\nfraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing\nthat it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and\nshall be punished as provided in \u00a7 18.2-12.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 61-54; 1968, c. 69.","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"}}