{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/13.1-1006.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/13.1-1006.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/13.1-1006.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/13.1-1006.html"}],"law_id":346297,"edition_id":2,"section_id":346297,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1006","catch_line":"Penalty for signing false documents","history":"1991, c. 168.","full_text":"A\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to sign a document he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Commission for filing.\n\nB\n\nAny person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1290847,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to sign a document he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Commission for filing.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1290848,"text":"Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":49729,"edition_id":2,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":49728,"metadata":{"child_laws":10,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:14:01","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:18","permalink":{"id":1375355,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49729,"identifier":"1","token":"13.1\/12\/1","url":"\/13.1\/12\/1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49728,"edition_id":2,"name":"Virginia Limited Liability Company Act","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":15,"parent_id":49726,"metadata":{"child_laws":156,"child_structures":16},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:14:01","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:18","permalink":{"id":1375353,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49728,"identifier":"12","token":"13.1\/12","url":"\/13.1\/12\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":49726,"edition_id":2,"name":"Corporations","identifier":"13.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":44,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":894,"child_structures":104},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:14:01","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:29:04","permalink":{"id":1374495,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":49726,"identifier":"13.1","token":"13.1","url":"\/13.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":346289,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1000","catch_line":"Short title","url":"\/13.1-1000\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1000","metadata":false},{"id":346291,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1001","catch_line":"Reservation of power to amend or repeal","url":"\/13.1-1001\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1001","metadata":false},{"id":346290,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1001.1","catch_line":"Construction","url":"\/13.1-1001.1\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1001.1","metadata":false},{"id":346292,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1002","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/13.1-1002\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1002","metadata":false},{"id":346294,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1003","catch_line":"Filing requirements","url":"\/13.1-1003\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1003","metadata":false},{"id":346293,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1003.1","catch_line":"Filings with the Commission pursuant to reorganization","url":"\/13.1-1003.1\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1003.1","metadata":false},{"id":346295,"structure_id":49729,"section_number":"13.1-1004","catch_line":"Issuance of certificate by Commission; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 168 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1375389,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346297,"identifier":"13.1-1006","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1006","url":"\/13.1-1006\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1006\/","token":"13.1\/12\/1\/13.1-1006","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for signing false documents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1006","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> to sign a document he knows is false in any <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> respect with <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> that the document be delivered to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> for filing. <a id=\"paragraph-1290847\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1006\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1290848\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-1006\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR SIGNING FALSE DOCUMENTS (\u00a7 13.1-1006)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to sign a document he knows is false in\nany material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the\nCommission for filing.\n\nB. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 168.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}