{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-172.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-172.1","heading":"Falsifying or altering and fraudulently using transcripts or diplomas; penalty","body":"Any person who materially falsifies or alters a transcript or diploma from an institution of higher education and fraudulently uses the same for pecuniary gain or in furtherance of such person's education shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.1983, c. 91.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 6. CRIMES INVOLVING FRAUD","Article 1. FORGERY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-172.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"a0d1c9c691fb79948241218cd44fe86254c7f20221145b3cc2b76e5501b1fa91","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-172","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-172.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}