{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-204.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-204.1","heading":"Fraudulent use of birth certificates, etc.; penalty","body":"A. Any person who obtains or possesses a fictitious birth certificate or the birth certificate of another for the purpose of establishing a false identity for himself is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who manufactures, sells, or transfers a fictitious birth certificate or the birth certificate of another for the purpose of establishing a false identity for himself or for another person is guilty of a Class 6 felony.B. Except as provided in subsection A, any person who obtains, possesses, sells, or transfers any document for the purpose of establishing a false status, occupation, membership, license or identity for himself or any other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.C. Any person who obtains, possesses, sells, or transfers such birth certificate or document with the intent that such certificate or document be used to purchase a firearm is guilty of a Class 6 felony.D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to members of state, federal, county, city or town law-enforcement agencies in the performance of their duties.E. The provisions of this section shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute.1978, c. 615; 1979, c. 479; 1981, c. 593; 2003, cc. 889, 914, 918; 2006, c. 271; 2011, c. 401.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 6. CRIMES INVOLVING FRAUD","Article 7. MISCELLANEOUS FALSE AND FRAUDULENT ACTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-204.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"21d0625014aa16d04b269f0ff96fa0e463444d006b79aecfba32f78b3e34c55e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-204","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-204.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}