Chap. 252.—An ACT to make it larceny to obtain, with fraudulent intent,
money or other property by means of a check, draft or order; to make
a failure to have on deposit or to the credit of the maker or drawer
thereof with the bank, person, firm or corporation on which drawn, suff-
cient funds to pay the same when presented prima facie evidence of
fraudulent intent.
Approved March 16, 1910.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That any
person who shall obtain, with fraudulent intent, money or other prop-
erty which may be the subject of larceny, or who shall obtain credit with
like intent, by means of a check, draft or order, of which he is the maker
or drawer, which is not paid by the drawee, shall be deemed guilty of the
larceny of such money or other property, or of anything of value obtained
on such credit, unless payment of such check, draft or order be made
on demand in writing mailed to the drawer’s last known address; and
the fact that such maker or drawer did not have on deposit or to his
credit with the bank, person, firm or corporation upon which such check
draft or order is drawn sufficient funds to pay the same when presented
unless such check or draft is paid or accepted when presented, shall he
prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent.