Holsapple v. Commonwealth

SENIOR JUSTICE CARRICO

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Code § 18.2-200.1 provides in pertinent part as follows:

If any person obtain from another an advance of money, . . . with fraudulent intent, upon a promise to perform construction ... of any building or structure permanently annexed to real property . . . and fail or refuse to perform such promise, and also fail to substantially make good such advance, he shall be deemed guilty of the larceny of such money ... if he fails to return such advance within fifteen days of a request to do so sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,…