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§ 18.2-172.2 Maliciously affixing another’s signature to writing; penalty

Any person who maliciously affixes a facsimile or likeness of the signature of another person to any writing without the permission of that person and with the intent to create the false impression that the writing was signed by that person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

History

This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 595 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.

2008, c. 595.

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