Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.14 (2026)
Computer as instrument of forgery
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The creation, alteration, or deletion of any computer data contained in any computer or computer network, which if done on a tangible document or instrument would constitute forgery under Article 1 (§ 18.2-168 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this Title, will also be deemed to be forgery. The absence of a tangible writing directly created or altered by the offender shall not be a defense to any crime set forth in Article 1 (§ 18.2-168 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this Title if a creation, alteration, or deletion of computer data was involved in lieu of a tangible document or instrument.
1984, c. 751; 1985, c. 322.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1993–2001 · leading case: Campbell v. Commonwealth, 431 S.E.2d 648 (Va. 1993).
Campbell v. Commonwealth, 431 S.E.2d 648 (Va. 1993). “Campbell, a judge of the General District Court of the City of Norfolk, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk of a violation of Code §§ 18.2-152.14 and 18.2-168. The indictment charged that Campbell did "forge or cause to be forged certain public…”
Commonwealth v. Bechtler, 56 Va. Cir. 186 (Rockingham Cir. Ct. 2001). “2-169 and § 18.2-152.14 of the Code ofVirginia, 1950, as amended.”
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