Property capable of embezzlement
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.8
in effectFor purposes of §§ 18.2-95 , 18.2-96 , 18.2-108 , and 18.2-111 , personal property subject to embezzlement, larceny, or receiving stolen goods shall include:
1. Computers and computer networks;
2. Financial instruments, computer data, computer programs, computer software and all other personal property regardless of whether they are:
a. Tangible or intangible;
b. In a format readable by humans or by a computer;
c. In transit between computers or within a computer network or between any devices which comprise a computer; or
d. Located on any paper or in any device on which it is stored by a computer or by a human; and
3. Computer services.
1984, c. 751; 2005, cc. 746 , 761 , 827 .
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