Virginia Code § 18.2-118 addresses the crime of fraudulent conversion or removal of leased personal property. It prohibits individuals from selling, secreting, destroying, or removing leased property without consent, especially after the lease expires, with penalties including potential larceny charges and court-ordered restitution. The law also considers signs of intent to defraud, such as signing with a false name or failing to return property after notice.
Selling, secreting, destroying, or removing leased personal property without consent, especially after the lease expires, with intent to defraud.
Signing the lease with a false name or failing to return the property within 30 days after receiving written notice of lease expiration.
In the county or city where the property was leased or where the accused last resided.
Courts can order restitution to cover damages, repair costs, or the value of unreturned property.