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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 594<\/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":1489631,"object_type":"law","relational_id":373462,"identifier":"59.1-75.1","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-75.1","url":"\/59.1-75.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-75.1\/","token":"59.1\/5\/59.1-75.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for signing false certificate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-75.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

B.<\/span> Any person 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\nPENALTY FOR SIGNING FALSE CERTIFICATE (\u00a7 59.1-75.1)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person to sign a certificate the person knows is false\nin any material respect with intent that the certificate be delivered to the\nCommission for filing.\n\nB. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 594.","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"}}