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United States Armed Forces identification card; United States passport or foreign government visa; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles special identification card; official identification issued by any other federal, state or foreign government agency; or official student identification card of an institution of higher education, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license or identification of any type specified in this subsection.B\n\nAny person manufacturing, advertising for sale, selling or reproducing such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.C\n\nAny person possessing any such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.D\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not preclude an election to prosecute under § 18.2-172, except to prosecute for forgery or uttering of such license or identification card or facsimile thereof as proof of age.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222983,"text":"Except as provided in subsection D of § 18.2-204.1, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess any fictitious, facsimile or simulated driver’s license issued by any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any foreign country or government; United States Armed Forces identification card; United States passport or foreign government visa; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles special identification card; official identification issued by any other federal, state or foreign government agency; or official student identification card of an institution of higher education, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license or identification of any type specified in this subsection.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":222984,"text":"Any person manufacturing, advertising for sale, selling or reproducing such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":222985,"text":"Any person possessing any such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":222986,"text":"The provisions of this section shall not preclude an election to prosecute under § 18.2-172, except to prosecute for forgery or uttering of such license or identification card or facsimile thereof as proof of age.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13672,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous False and Fraudulent Acts","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13358,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:31","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:31","permalink":{"id":166243,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13672,"identifier":"7","token":"18.2\/6\/7","url":"\/18.2\/6\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13358,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Involving Fraud","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","permalink":{"id":165933,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13358,"identifier":"6","token":"18.2\/6","url":"\/18.2\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":81356,"structure_id":13672,"section_number":"18.2-200","catch_line":"Failure to perform promise to deliver crop, etc., in return for advances","url":"\/18.2-200\/","token":"18.2\/6\/7\/18.2-200","metadata":false},{"id":71799,"structure_id":13672,"section_number":"18.2-200.1","catch_line":"Failure to perform promise for construction, etc., in return for advances","url":"\/18.2-200.1\/","token":"18.2\/6\/7\/18.2-200.1","metadata":false},{"id":60377,"structure_id":13672,"section_number":"18.2-201","catch_line":"Advances secured by fraudulent promise to perform agricultural labor","url":"\/18.2-201\/","token":"18.2\/6\/7\/18.2-201","metadata":false},{"id":59136,"structure_id":13672,"section_number":"18.2-202","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/18.2-202\/","token":"18.2\/6\/7\/18.2-202","metadata":false},{"id":86425,"structure_id":13672,"section_number":"18.2-204","catch_line":"False statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company","url":"\/18.2-204\/","token":"18.2\/6\/7\/18.2-204","metadata":false},{"id":55907,"structure_id":13672,"section_number":"18.2-204.1","catch_line":"Fraudulent use of birth certificates, etc.; 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 281 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1989, chapter 705; in 1992, chapter 531; in 2006, chapters 445<\/a> and 484<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 401<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66592,"section_number":"18.2-172","catch_line":"Forging, uttering, etc., other writings","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-172\/"},{"id":55907,"section_number":"18.2-204.1","catch_line":"Fraudulent use of birth certificates, etc.; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-204.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60977,"identifier":"18.2-204.2","token":"18.2\/6\/7\/18.2-204.2","url":"\/18.2-204.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-204.2\/","token":"18.2\/6\/7\/18.2-204.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-204.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection D of § 18.2-204.1<\/a>, it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess any fictitious, facsimile or simulated driver’s license issued by any state, territory or possession<\/span> of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any foreign country or government; United States Armed Forces identification card; United States passport or foreign government visa; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles special identification card; official identification issued by any other federal, state or foreign government agency; or official student identification card of an institution of higher education, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license or identification of any type specified in this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person manufacturing, advertising for sale, selling or reproducing such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person possessing any such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not preclude an election to prosecute<\/span> under § 18.2-172<\/a>, except to prosecute<\/span> for forgery<\/span> or uttering of such license or identification card or facsimile thereof as proof of age. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMANUFACTURE, SALE, ETC., OR POSSESSION OF FICTITIOUS, FACSIMILE OR SIMULATED\nOFFICIAL LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-204.2)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsection D of § 18.2-204.1, it shall be unlawful\nfor any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess any\nfictitious, facsimile or simulated driver’s license issued by any state,\nterritory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the\nCommonwealth of Puerto Rico or any foreign country or government; United States\nArmed Forces identification card; United States passport or foreign government\nvisa; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles special identification card;\nofficial identification issued by any other federal, state or foreign government\nagency; or official student identification card of an institution of higher\neducation, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof\nin such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license or identification\nof any type specified in this subsection.\n\nB. Any person manufacturing, advertising for sale, selling or reproducing such\ncard or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nC. Any person possessing any such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a\nClass 2 misdemeanor.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall not preclude an election to prosecute\nunder § 18.2-172, except to prosecute for forgery or uttering of such\nlicense or identification card or facsimile thereof as proof of age.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 281; 1989, c. 705; 1992, c. 531; 2006, cc. 445, 484; 2011, c.\n401.","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}}