{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-44.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.5-44.1","heading":"Fraudulent representation of a service dog or hearing dog; penalty","body":"Any person who knowingly and willfully fits a dog with a harness, collar, vest, or sign, or uses an identification card commonly used by a person with a disability, in order to represent that the dog is a service dog or hearing dog to fraudulently gain public access for such dog pursuant to provisions in § 51.5-44 is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.2016, c. 575.","path":["Title 51.5. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES","Chapter 9. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.5-44.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:09Z","sha256":"d8d0ff3929400c8b1b8446bfb21df4052ffd9b0ee722cd9d1468066aca145c60","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-44","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.5-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}