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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1992, chapter 820.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":261223,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58000,"identifier":"59.1-396","token":"59.1\/29\/6\/59.1-396","url":"\/59.1-396\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-396\/","token":"59.1\/29\/6\/59.1-396","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fraudulent use of credential","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-396","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> other than the lawful holder thereof who has in his <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> any credential, license or permit issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, or a forged or simulated credential, license or permit of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, and who uses such credential, license or permit for the purpose of misrepresentation, <span class=\"dictionary\">fraud<\/span> or touting is guilty of a Class 4 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>.\n\t\tAny credential, license or permit issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>, if used by the holder thereof for a purpose other than identification and in the performance of legitimate duties on a <span class=\"dictionary\">racetrack<\/span> or within a <span class=\"dictionary\">satellite facility<\/span>, shall be automatically revoked whether so used on or off a <span class=\"dictionary\">racetrack<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">satellite facility<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFRAUDULENT USE OF CREDENTIAL (\u00a7 59.1-396)\n\nAny person other than the lawful holder thereof who has in his possession any\ncredential, license or permit issued by the Commission, or a forged or simulated\ncredential, license or permit of the Commission, and who uses such credential,\nlicense or permit for the purpose of misrepresentation, fraud or touting is\nguilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\t\tAny credential, license or permit issued by the Commission, if used by the\nholder thereof for a purpose other than identification and in the performance of\nlegitimate duties on a racetrack or within a satellite facility, shall be\nautomatically revoked whether so used on or off a racetrack or satellite\nfacility.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1992, c. 820.","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}}