{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/59.1-269.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/59.1-269.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/59.1-269.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/59.1-269.html"}],"law_id":372864,"edition_id":2,"section_id":372864,"structure_id":53046,"section_number":"59.1-269","catch_line":"Penalty; limitation","history":"1979, c. 523.","full_text":"A\n\nAny person who shall knowingly and willfully make, or cause to be made, any false statement in any disclosure statement or contract subject to the provisions of this chapter, or who shall knowingly and willfully commit any act prohibited by &#xA7; 59.1-266 with the intent to defraud or to deceive a purchaser as to any material fact shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\nB\n\nAny person who shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement in any disclosure statement or contract subject to the provisions of this chapter or who shall commit any act prohibited by &#xA7; 59.1-266 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nC\n\nNo prosecution under this section shall be begun more than three years from the date of the alleged offense.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1390583,"text":"Any person who shall knowingly and willfully make, or cause to be made, any false statement in any disclosure statement or contract subject to the provisions of this chapter, or who shall knowingly and willfully commit any act prohibited by &#xA7; 59.1-266 with the intent to defraud or to deceive a purchaser as to any material fact shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1390584,"text":"Any person who shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement in any disclosure statement or contract subject to the provisions of this chapter or who shall commit any act prohibited by &#xA7; 59.1-266 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1390585,"text":"No prosecution under this section shall be begun more than three years from the date of the alleged offense.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":53046,"edition_id":2,"name":"Business Opportunity Sales Act","identifier":"21","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":40,"parent_id":53010,"metadata":{"child_laws":8,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:10:17","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:36:28","permalink":{"id":1487281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53046,"identifier":"21","token":"59.1\/21","url":"\/59.1\/21\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53010,"edition_id":2,"name":"Trade and Commerce","identifier":"59.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":127,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":861,"child_structures":141},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:09:52","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:36:19","permalink":{"id":1486523,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53010,"identifier":"59.1","token":"59.1","url":"\/59.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":372857,"structure_id":53046,"section_number":"59.1-262","catch_line":"Short title","url":"\/59.1-262\/","token":"59.1\/21\/59.1-262","metadata":{"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":"Toothman v. Miller (In re Miller)","case_number":"Bankruptcy No. 91-30753-T; Adv. No. 91-3057-T","citation":"145 B.R. 845","date":"1991-12-31","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/8117447\/toothman-v-miller-in-re-miller\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. MEMORANDUM OPINION .\u202f.\u202f. ","court_html":"District Court, E.D. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 523 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":372861,"section_number":"59.1-266","catch_line":"Prohibited acts","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-266\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1487311,"object_type":"law","relational_id":372864,"identifier":"59.1-269","token":"59.1\/21\/59.1-269","url":"\/59.1-269\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-269\/","token":"59.1\/21\/59.1-269","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty; limitation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-269","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Any person who shall knowingly and willfully make, or cause to be made, any false statement in any <span class=\"dictionary\">disclosure statement<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> subject to the provisions of this chapter, or who shall knowingly and willfully commit any act prohibited by &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Prohibited acts\" href=\"\/59.1-266\/\">59.1-266<\/a> with the <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to defraud or to deceive a purchaser as to any <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> shall be guilty of a Class 4 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1390583\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-269\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any person who shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement in any <span class=\"dictionary\">disclosure statement<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> subject to the provisions of this chapter or who shall commit any act prohibited by &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Prohibited acts\" href=\"\/59.1-266\/\">59.1-266<\/a> shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1390584\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-269\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> under this section shall be begun more than three years from the date of the alleged <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1390585\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/59.1-269\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY; LIMITATION (\u00a7 59.1-269)\n\nA. Any person who shall knowingly and willfully make, or cause to be made, any\nfalse statement in any disclosure statement or contract subject to the\nprovisions of this chapter, or who shall knowingly and willfully commit any act\nprohibited by &#xA7; 59.1-266 with the intent to defraud or to deceive a\npurchaser as to any material fact shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\nB. Any person who shall knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement\nin any disclosure statement or contract subject to the provisions of this\nchapter or who shall commit any act prohibited by &#xA7; 59.1-266 shall be\nguilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nC. No prosecution under this section shall be begun more than three years from\nthe date of the alleged offense.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 523.","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"}}