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However, if a person is charged and convicted of any other violation of this section, such offense shall constitute a Class 6 felony.E\n\nWhenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that any driver’s license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title, or other document issued by the Department has been obtained in violation of this section, it may be cancelled by the Commissioner, who shall mail notice of the cancellation to the address of record maintained by the Department.F\n\nA violation of this section may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction (i) from which any person obtained any document issued by the Department, (ii) where any person received or created any counterfeit, forged, or altered document used to obtain any document issued by the Department, or (iii) where any counterfeit, forged, or altered document has been filed with the Department.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249411,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain a Virginia driver’s license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title, or other document issued by the Department if such person has not satisfied all legal and procedural requirements for the issuance thereof, or is otherwise not legally entitled thereto, including obtaining any document issued by the Department through the use of counterfeit, forged, or altered documents.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":249412,"text":"It shall be unlawful to aid any person to obtain any driver’s license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title, or other document in violation of the provisions of subsection A.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":249413,"text":"It shall be unlawful to knowingly possess or use for any purpose any driver’s license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title, or other document obtained in violation of the provisions of subsection A.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":249414,"text":"A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor if a person is charged and convicted of a violation of this section that involved the unlawful obtaining or possession of any document issued by the Department for the purpose of engaging in any age-limited activity, including but not limited to obtaining, possessing, or consuming alcoholic beverages. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 99 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2002, chapters 767<\/a> and 834<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 817<\/a> and 819<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 89<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225327,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68909,"identifier":"46.2-105.2","token":"46.2\/I\/1\/46.2-105.2","url":"\/46.2-105.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-105.2\/","token":"46.2\/I\/1\/46.2-105.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Obtaining documents from the Department when not entitled thereto; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-105.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain a Virginia driver<\/span>’s license, special identification card, vehicle<\/span> registration, certificate of title, or other document issued by the Department<\/span> if such person has not satisfied all legal and procedural requirements for the issuance thereof, or is otherwise not legally entitled thereto, including obtaining any document issued by the Department<\/span> through the use of counterfeit, forged, or altered documents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It shall be unlawful to aid any person to obtain any driver<\/span>’s license, special identification card, vehicle<\/span> registration, certificate of title, or other document in violation of the provisions of subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> It shall be unlawful to knowingly possess or use for any purpose any driver<\/span>’s license, special identification card, vehicle<\/span> registration, certificate of title, or other document obtained in violation of the provisions of subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor<\/span> if a person is charged and convicted of a violation of this section that involved the unlawful obtaining or possession<\/span> of any document issued by the Department<\/span> for the purpose of engaging in any age-limited activity, including but not limited to obtaining, possessing, or consuming alcoholic beverages. However, if a person is charged and convicted of any other violation of this section, such offense<\/span> shall constitute a Class 6 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Commissioner<\/span> that any driver<\/span>’s license, special identification card, vehicle<\/span> registration, certificate of title, or other document issued by the Department<\/span> has been obtained in violation of this section, it may be cancelled by the Commissioner<\/span>, who shall mail notice of the cancellation<\/span> to the address of record maintained by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> A violation of this section may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction<\/span> (i) from which any person obtained any document issued by the Department<\/span>, (ii) where any person received or created any counterfeit, forged, or altered document used to obtain any document issued by the Department<\/span>, or (iii) where any counterfeit, forged, or altered document has been filed with the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOBTAINING DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT WHEN NOT ENTITLED THERETO; PENALTY (\u00a7\n46.2-105.2)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain a Virginia driver’s\nlicense, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of\ntitle, or other document issued by the Department if such person has not\nsatisfied all legal and procedural requirements for the issuance thereof, or is\notherwise not legally entitled thereto, including obtaining any document issued\nby the Department through the use of counterfeit, forged, or altered documents.\n\nB. It shall be unlawful to aid any person to obtain any driver’s license,\nspecial identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title, or\nother document in violation of the provisions of subsection A.\n\nC. It shall be unlawful to knowingly possess or use for any purpose any\ndriver’s license, special identification card, vehicle registration,\ncertificate of title, or other document obtained in violation of the provisions\nof subsection A.\n\nD. A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a Class 2\nmisdemeanor if a person is charged and convicted of a violation of this section\nthat involved the unlawful obtaining or possession of any document issued by the\nDepartment for the purpose of engaging in any age-limited activity, including\nbut not limited to obtaining, possessing, or consuming alcoholic beverages.\nHowever, if a person is charged and convicted of any other violation of this\nsection, such offense shall constitute a Class 6 felony.\n\nE. Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that any\ndriver’s license, special identification card, vehicle registration,\ncertificate of title, or other document issued by the Department has been\nobtained in violation of this section, it may be cancelled by the Commissioner,\nwho shall mail notice of the cancellation to the address of record maintained by\nthe Department.\n\nF. A violation of this section may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction (i) from\nwhich any person obtained any document issued by the Department, (ii) where any\nperson received or created any counterfeit, forged, or altered document used to\nobtain any document issued by the Department, or (iii) where any counterfeit,\nforged, or altered document has been filed with the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 99; 2002, cc. 767, 834; 2003, cc. 817, 819; 2024, c. 89.","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}}