A. Any person who obtains or possesses a fictitious birth certificate or the birth certificate of another for the purpose of establishing a false identity for himself is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who manufactures, sells, or transfers a fictitious birth certificate or the birth certificate of another for the purpose of establishing a false identity for himself or for another person is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
B. Except as provided in subsection A, any person who obtains, possesses, sells, or transfers any document for the purpose of establishing a false status, occupation, membership, license or identity for himself or any other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
C. Any person who obtains, possesses, sells, or transfers such birth certificate or document with the intent that such certificate or document be used to purchase a firearm is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of state, federal, county, city or town law-enforcement agencies in the performance of their duties.
E. The provisions of this section shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute.
1978, c. 615; 1979, c. 479; 1981, c. 593; 2003, cc. 889, 914, 918; 2006, c. 271; 2011, c. 401.
Notes of Decisions
Commonwealth v. Gregg, 811 S.E.2d 254 (Va. 2018).
· cites it 2× “1, provides that "[t]he provisions of this section shall not preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of the Commonwealth which may apply to any course of conduct which violates this section.”
Newman v. Walker, 618 S.E.2d 336 (Va. 2005).
· cites it 2× “01-229(D), the statute of limitations was tolled during the period when Walker "falsely and fraudulently identified himself to both the plaintiff and the .”
Ainoy Siharath v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1351122 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 16, 2013).
· cites it 2× “1, and fraudulent use of an operator’s license for identification, in violation of Code § 18.2-204.1. These convictions are not before us.”
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.1(B): 1 case
Newman v. Walker, 618 S.E.2d 336 (Va. 2005).
“01-229(D), the statute of limitations was tolled during the period when Walker "falsely and fraudulently identified himself to both the plaintiff and the .”
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.1(E): 1 case
Commonwealth v. Gregg, 811 S.E.2d 254 (Va. 2018).
“1, provides that "[t]he provisions of this section shall not preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of the Commonwealth which may apply to any course of conduct which violates this section.”
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