{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-152.16","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-152.16","heading":"False statement to law-enforcement officer, etc.; penalty","body":"Any person who knowingly and willfully makes any materially false statement or representation to a law-enforcement officer or attorney for the Commonwealth who is in the course of conducting an investigation undertaken pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.2020, cc. 887, 888.","path":["Title 19.2. Criminal Procedure","Chapter 9.2. Substantial Risk Orders"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-152.16/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"89ba66db1b0c47fcd4ec4cf0332712d9affe058e794327fc7919cfbac783eee1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-152.15","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-152.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}