§ 46.2-348 Fraud or false statements in applications for license; penalties
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.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1981, chapter 593; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1993, chapters 471 and 501; in 2006, chapters 857 and 914; in 2013, chapters 165, 312, 477, and 582; in 2014, chapters 77 and 803; in 2015, chapter 258.
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.