{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3470","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-3470","heading":"Obtaining controlled paraphernalia by fraud, etc","body":"A. No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain any item, device or substance referred to in § 54.1-3467 by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge or by giving a false name or a false address.B. No person shall furnish false or fraudulent information in or omit any information from, or willfully make a false statement in obtaining or attempting to obtain any of the instruments or substances referred to in § 54.1-3467.C. No person shall, for the purpose of obtaining any such instrument or substance, falsely claim to be a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist, practitioner of the healing arts, funeral director, embalmer or veterinarian.Persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 210, 245; 1988, c. 765.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle III. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS","Chapter 34. DRUG CONTROL ACT","Article 7. CONTROLLED PARAPHERNALIA"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-3470/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"86cd14ec069dc02aba34646fbc67dc747e259b8657a9b3517a2e345da7f1a70e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3469","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-3471"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}