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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 621<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1376137,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346475,"identifier":"13.1-1205","token":"13.1\/14\/1\/13.1-1205","url":"\/13.1-1205\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1205\/","token":"13.1\/14\/1\/13.1-1205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful to sign false documents; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> to sign a document he knows is false in any material<\/span> respect with intent<\/span> that the document be delivered to the Commission<\/span> for filing under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL TO SIGN FALSE DOCUMENTS; PENALTY (\u00a7 13.1-1205)\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 under this chapter.\n\nB. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621.","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"}}