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However, where the license is used, or the fact concealed, or fraud is done, with the intent to purchase a firearm or use as proof of residency under \u00a7 9.1-903, a violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 4 felony.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1362354,"text":"Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address in any application for a driver’s license or escort vehicle driver certificate, or any renewal or duplicate thereof, or knowingly makes a false statement or conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud during the driver’s license examination, including for a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit, or in his application is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1981, chapter 593; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1993, chapters 471 and 501; in 2006, chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 165<\/a>, 312<\/a>, 477<\/a>, and 582<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 77<\/a> and 803<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 258<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":365469,"section_number":"46.2-2906","catch_line":"Application for escort vehicle driver certificate; driving record; proof of completion of escort vehicle driver training; fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2906\/"},{"id":365494,"section_number":"46.2-319","catch_line":"Refusal or revocation of license for certain fraudulent acts in obtaining a driver's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-319\/"},{"id":365502,"section_number":"46.2-323","catch_line":"Application for driver's license; proof of completion of driver education program; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-323\/"},{"id":365501,"section_number":"46.2-323.1","catch_line":"Certification of Virginia residency; nonresidents not eligible for credentials; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-323.1\/"},{"id":365565,"section_number":"46.2-341.20:4","catch_line":"Disqualification of driver convicted of fraud related to the testing and issuance of a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.20_4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":378743,"section_number":"9.1-903","catch_line":"Registration and reregistration procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-903\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1453903,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365613,"identifier":"46.2-348","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/8\/46.2-348","url":"\/46.2-348\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-348\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/8\/46.2-348","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fraud or false statements in applications for license; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-348","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address in any application for a driver<\/span>’s license or escort vehicle<\/span> driver<\/span> certificate, or any renewal or duplicate thereof, or knowingly makes a false statement or conceals a material<\/span> fact<\/span> or otherwise commits a fraud<\/span> during the driver<\/span>’s license examination, including for a commercial driver<\/span>’s license or commercial learner’s permit, or in his application is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor<\/span>. However, where the license is used, or the fact<\/span> concealed, or fraud<\/span> is done, with the intent<\/span> to purchase a firearm or use as proof of residency under \u00a7 9.1-903<\/a>, a violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 4 felony<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFRAUD OR FALSE STATEMENTS IN APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE; PENALTIES (\u00a7 46.2-348)\n\nAny person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious\naddress in any application for a driver’s license or escort vehicle driver\ncertificate, or any renewal or duplicate thereof, or knowingly makes a false\nstatement or conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud during the\ndriver’s license examination, including for a commercial driver’s\nlicense or commercial learner’s permit, or in his application is guilty of\na Class 2 misdemeanor. However, where the license is used, or the fact\nconcealed, or fraud is done, with the intent to purchase a firearm or use as\nproof of residency under \u00a7 9.1-903, a violation of this section shall be\npunishable as a Class 4 felony.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-381; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-385; 1981, c. 593; 1984, c.\n780; 1989, c. 727; 1993, cc. 471, 501; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2013, cc. 165, 312,\n477, 582; 2014, cc. 77, 803; 2015, c. 258.","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"}}