Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-172.1 (2026)
Falsifying or altering and fraudulently using transcripts or diplomas; penalty
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Any person who materially falsifies or alters a transcript or diploma from an institution of higher education and fraudulently uses the same for pecuniary gain or in furtherance of such person's education shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
1983, c. 91.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2024 · leading case: Campbell v. Commonwealth, 409 S.E.2d 21 (Va. Ct. App. 1991).
Campbell v. Commonwealth, 409 S.E.2d 21 (Va. Ct. App. 1991). “2-171; falsifying transcripts and diplomas, Code § 18.2-172.1; and possession of forged coins or bank notes, Code § 18.”
Campbell v. Com., 409 S.E.2d 21 (Va. Ct. App. 1991). “2-171; falsifying transcripts and diplomas, Code § 18.2-172.1; and possession of forged coins or bank notes, Code § 18.”
Roberto Portillo-Rivas v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2024). “A jury convicted Roberto Portillo-Rivas (appellant) of two counts of uttering, in violation of Code § 18.2-172.1 The court sentenced him to three years’ incarceration with two years and ten months suspended for each conviction and ordered restitution.”
George Perry v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 2006). “George Perry appeals his bench trial convictions for forgery of a check and uttering that forged check in violation of Code § 18.2-172.1 On appeal, Perry contends the check had no apparent legal efficacy, and hence was not forgery under Virginia law.”
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