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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>350496</law_id><section_number>18.2-232</section_number><catch_line>Same; punishment for violation of &#xA7;&#xA7; 18.2-226 through 18.2-231</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="6" identifier="6">Crimes Involving Fraud</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="9" identifier="8">Misrepresentations and Other Offenses Connected With Sales</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person, firm, association or corporation or any officer, agent or employee thereof who shall violate any provision of &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Fraud and misrepresentation in sale of liquid fuels, lubricating oils and similar products" href="/18.2-226/">18.2-226</a> through <a class="law" title="Same; label required" href="/18.2-231/">18.2-231</a>, shall be guilty of a Class 3 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>; and a second or any subsequent <span class="dictionary">offense</span> shall be punishable as a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 59.1-61; 1968, c. 439; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
