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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 1956, chapter 402; in 1973, chapter 401; in 1976, chapter 115; in 1977, chapter 624.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73474,"section_number":"8.01-217","catch_line":"How name of person may be changed","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-217\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":164641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82290,"identifier":"18.2-504.1","token":"18.2\/12\/3\/18.2-504.1","url":"\/18.2-504.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-504.1\/","token":"18.2\/12\/3\/18.2-504.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful change of name; punishment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-504.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any person residing in this Commonwealth changes his name or assumes another name, unlawfully, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL CHANGE OF NAME; PUNISHMENT (\u00a7 18.2-504.1)\n\nIf any person residing in this Commonwealth changes his name or assumes another\nname, unlawfully, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-577.1; 1956, c. 402; 1973, c. 401; 1976, c. 115; 1977,\nc. 624.","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}}