{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-504.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-504.1","heading":"Unlawful change of name; punishment","body":"If any person residing in this Commonwealth changes his name or assumes another name, unlawfully, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 8-577.1; 1956, c. 402; 1973, c. 401; 1976, c. 115; 1977, c. 624.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 12. MISCELLANEOUS","Article 3. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-504.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"cce6ec6e859318d85c81716be4e88fd2b0033deb63107ac7771c4e761773b27a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-504","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}