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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1975, chapter 520; in 1978, chapter 118; in 1980, chapter 388; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81527,"identifier":"45.2-544","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-544","url":"\/45.2-544\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-544\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-544","dublin_core":{"Title":" Making false statements; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-544","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person charged with the making of maps or other data to be furnished as provided in the Act to fail to correctly show, within the limits of error, the data required. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under the Act is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS; PENALTY (\u00a7 45.2-544)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person charged with the making of maps or other data\nto be furnished as provided in the Act to fail to correctly show, within the\nlimits of error, the data required.\n\nB. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or\ncertification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed\nor required to be maintained under the Act is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-17; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-105; 1975, c.\n520; 1978, c. 118; 1980, c. 388; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.66; 1999, c. 256;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}