Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org3740596.2-202Issuance of currency and related prohibited acts20266.2-204Financial Institutions and ServicesGeneral ProvisionsMoney and CurrencyCurrency Issuance and Circulation

A. No individual or entity, unless authorized by law, shall:

1. Issue any note, bill, scrip, or other paper or thing with intent that the same be circulated as currency; or

2. Otherwise deal, trade, or carry on business as a bank of circulation.

B. All contracts made for forming any entity to engage in any activity prohibited by subsection A shall be void.

1987, c. 622, § 6.1-330.52; 2010, c. 794.