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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 564; in 1975, chapter 500; in 1985, chapter 522; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0734\">734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":150219,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59175,"identifier":"13.1-612","token":"13.1\/9\/1\/13.1-612","url":"\/13.1-612\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-612\/","token":"13.1\/9\/1\/13.1-612","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for signing false document","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-612","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> to <span class=\"dictionary\">sign<\/span> a <span class=\"dictionary\">document<\/span> that the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> knows is false in any <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> respect with <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> that the <span class=\"dictionary\">document<\/span> be delivered to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> for filing. <a id=\"paragraph-216912\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-612\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Anyone who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-216913\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-612\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR SIGNING FALSE DOCUMENT (\u00a7 13.1-612)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to sign a document that the person knows\nis false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to\nthe Commission for filing.\n\nB. Anyone who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class\n1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-134; 1958, c. 564; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522; 2019,\nc. 734.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}