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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351082</law_id><section_number>18.2-506</section_number><catch_line>&amp;#8220;Person&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;prepare&amp;#8221; defined</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="11" identifier="12">Miscellaneous</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="3">Miscellaneous Offenses in General</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> As used in this article, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">person</span>&#x201D; means any individual, partnership, corporation or association. <a id="paragraph-1307548" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-506/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> As used in this article, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">prepare</span>&#x201D; means to put into condition for intended use. &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Prepare</span>&#x201D; does not include the mere typing or assembling of papers, nor the mere furnishing of information or research. <a id="paragraph-1307549" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-506/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-371.2; 1974, c. 342; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
