{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-213.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-213.1","heading":"Obtaining certification as small, women-owned, or minority-owned business by deception; penalty","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided by § 18.2-498.3, a person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if, in the course of business, he:1. Fraudulently obtains or retains certification as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business;2. Willfully makes a false statement knowing it to be untrue, whether by affidavit, report or other representation, to an official or employee of a public body for the purpose of influencing the certification or denial of certification of any business entity as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business;3. Willfully obstructs or impedes any agency official or employee who is investigating the qualifications of a business entity which has requested certification as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business; or4. Fraudulently obtains public moneys reserved for or allocated or available to small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses.B. For the purposes of this section, \"minority-owned business,\" and \"small business\" and \"women-owned business\" shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in § 2.2-1604.1987, c. 689; 1989, c. 570; 2006, cc. 831, 921; 2009, c. 869; 2013, c. 482; 2015, cc. 696, 697.","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/18.2-213.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"cf8d9f0fe1d097d29f2e65285f4b4bbccf5cfb428e9196f22a8a003a56091c27","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-213","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-213.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}