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Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-502 (2026)

False application or false swearing; penalty

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Any person who knowingly makes any false application for public assistance or who knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the provisions of this title or as to any information required by the Commissioner, incidental to the administration of the provisions of this title, to be sworn to or affirmed, shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of § 18.2-434.

1975, c. 585, § 63.1-107.1; 2002, c. 747.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Burrell v. Commonwealth, 646 S.E.2d 35 (Va. Ct. App. 2007).
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Burrell v. Commonwealth, 646 S.E.2d 35 (Va. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 16× “Burrell, appellant, was convicted, in a bench trial, of making a false application for welfare, in violation of Code § 63.2-502, and welfare fraud, in violation of Code § 63.”
Garrett E. Mushaw v. Commonwealth, No. 2811042 (Va. Ct. App. Apr. 18, 2006). · cites it 8× “Mushaw of making a false application for public assistance in violation of Code § 63.2-502. He contends the evidence was insufficient to prove he knowingly made a false statement on his application.”
Megan Faye Beeman v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0910213 (Va. Ct. App. Mar. 22, 2022). · cites it 2× “In July 2021, the appellant pleaded guilty to one felony count of making a false welfare application, in violation of Code § 63.2-502. See Code § 18.2-434 (providing that perjury is a Class 5 felony).”
Vashon Nicketta Canty v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0844213 (Va. Ct. App. Aug. 30, 2022). · cites it 2× “Following a bench trial, the Circuit Court of the City of Danville (“trial court”) convicted appellant Vashon Nicketta Canty of two counts of making a false application for public assistance, in violation of Code § 63.2-502, and two counts of obtaining five hundred dollars or…”
United States v. Edgar Foxx, 681 F. App'x 249 (4th Cir. 2017). “See Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-502 (2007) (“Any person who knowingly makes any *251 false application for public assistance .”
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