{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-174.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-174.1","heading":"Impersonating certain public safety personnel; penalty","body":"Any person who willfully impersonates, with the intent to make another believe he is, an emergency medical services provider, firefighter, special forest warden designated pursuant to § 10.1-1135, fire marshal, or fire chief is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 6 felony.1993, c. 403; 2000, c. 962; 2002, c. 536; 2013, c. 431; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 6. CRIMES INVOLVING FRAUD","Article 2. IMPERSONATION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-174.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"fafb2870110b0355a4d154ee68e291389209ab8660222f335a367dbe83c93551","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-174","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}