§ 18.2-503. Possession or duplication of certain keys
(a) No person shall knowingly possess any key to the lock of any building or other property owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a department, division, agency or political subdivision thereof, without receiving permission from a person duly authorized to give such permission to possess such key. (b) No person, without receiving permission from […]
§ 18.2-504. Destroying or concealing wills
If any person fraudulently destroy or conceal any will or codicil, with intent to prevent the probate thereof, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. Code 1950, § 18.1-309; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
§ 18.2-501. Same; protection of persons testifying or producing evidence
(a) No natural person shall be prosecuted or be subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any action, suit, or prosecution authorized by this article; provided, that no person so testifying shall be exempt […]
§ 18.2-502. Medical referral for profit
(a) No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, shall for profit engage in any business which in whole or in part includes the referral or recommendation of persons to a physician, hospital, health related facility, or dispensary for any form of medical care or treatment of any ailment or physical […]
§ 18.2-502.1. Weight loss centers or clinics; disclosure
No weight loss center or clinic shall, in its name or advertisements, use the words “physicians” or “doctors” or refer to its clients as “patients” or indicate that “medical teams” are available in its facility unless (i) the facility employs at least one registered nurse full-time and employs or contracts with at least one physician […]
§ 18.2-499. Combinations to injure others in their reputation, trade, business or profession; rights of employees
A. Any two or more persons who combine, associate, agree, mutually undertake or concert together for the purpose of (i) willfully and maliciously injuring another in his reputation, trade, business or profession by any means whatever or (ii) willfully and maliciously compelling another to do or perform any act against his will, or preventing or […]
§ 18.2-500. Same; civil relief; damages and counsel fees; injunctions
A. Any person who shall be injured in his reputation, trade, business or profession by reason of a violation of § 18.2-499, may sue therefor and recover three-fold the damages by him sustained, and the costs of suit, including a reasonable fee to plaintiff’s counsel, and without limiting the generality of the term, “damages” shall […]
§ 18.2-498.5. Actions on behalf of Commonwealth or localities
The Attorney General on behalf of the Commonwealth, or the attorney for the Commonwealth, on behalf of the county or city as the case may be may institute actions and proceedings for any and all violations occurring within their jurisdictions. 1980, c. 472.
§ 18.2-498.2. Definitions
When used in this article, the term: 1. “Person” includes any natural person, any trust or association of persons, formal or otherwise, or any corporation, partnership, company or other legal or commercial entity. 2. “Commercial dealing” shall mean any offer, acceptance, agreement, or solicitation to sell or offer to sell or distribute goods, services or […]
§ 18.2-498.3. Misrepresentations prohibited
Any person, in any commercial dealing in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any local government within the Commonwealth or any department or agency thereof, who knowingly falsifies, conceals, misleads, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or makes any […]