Taking Mail in Virginia

Taking mail in Virginia is a new and specific crime. Taking mail in Virginia (Va. Code §18.2-110.1) is a felony and can have severe consequences. For more information on Taking Mail in Virginia, read the post below.

Proof of Taking Mail in Virginia

Taking Mail in Virginia is a Felony

To convict an offender of Taking Mail in Virginia under Va. Code §18.2-110.1, the Commonwealth must prove that the accused:

• knowingly, willfully, and with the intent
• to deprive, injure, damage, or defraud
• another person
• took
• mail

“Mail” is defined in Va. Code §18.2-110.1 as any letter, postal card, parcel, package, bag, or other material, along with its contents, that (i) has postage affixed by the postal customer or a postal service, (ii) has been accepted for delivery by a postal service, (iii) the postal customer leaves for collection by a postal service, or (iv) a postal service delivers to the postal customer, which has not been retrieved from the mail receptacle.

Penalty for Taking Mail in Virginia

Taking Mail in Virginia (under Va. Code §18.2-110.1) is a Class 6 felony. It is punished with up to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $2,500.

Felony convictions in Virginia also result in the loss of certain civil rights including the right to vote, hold public office, serve on a jury, become a notary public, and possess a firearm. A felony conviction in Virginia can also result in the loss of public benefits, housing, and employment opportunities, just to name a few.

Most importantly, a felony conviction will remain on an offender’s permanent criminal record and can never be expunged.

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