{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-348","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-348","heading":"Fraud or false statements in applications for license; penalties","body":"Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address in any application for a driver's license or escort vehicle driver certificate, or any renewal or duplicate thereof, or knowingly makes a false statement or conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud during the driver's license examination, including for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, or in his application is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, where the license is used, or the fact concealed, or fraud is done, with the intent to purchase a firearm or use as proof of residency under § 9.1-903, a violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 4 felony.Code 1950, § 46-381; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-385; 1981, c. 593; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727; 1993, cc. 471, 501; 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2013, cc. 165, 312, 477, 582; 2014, cc. 77, 803; 2015, c. 258.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle II. TITLING, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE","Chapter 3. LICENSURE OF DRIVERS","Article 8. PROHIBITED USES OF DRIVER'S LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-348/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"642a05077fd34f6683322104f692546332f515cd93da4a98556dd55a9667f0c8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-347","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-349"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}