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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 1968, chapter 738; in 1970, chapter 104; in 1986, chapter 480.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82582,"section_number":"19.2-390","catch_line":"Reports to be made by local law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, clerks of court, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Corrections officials to State Police; material submitted by other agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-390\/"},{"id":71753,"section_number":"60.2-119","catch_line":"Criminal cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-119\/"},{"id":87367,"section_number":"60.2-633","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2028) Receiving benefits to which not entitled","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-633\/"},{"id":66665,"section_number":"60.2-637","catch_line":"Notice of penalties for false or misleading statements","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-637\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":267993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75958,"identifier":"60.2-632","token":"60.2\/6\/6\/60.2-632","url":"\/60.2-632\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-632\/","token":"60.2\/6\/6\/60.2-632","dublin_core":{"Title":"False statements, etc., to obtain or increase benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-632","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or knowingly fails to disclose a <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span>, with <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment under this title, the unemployment compensation act of any other state, or any program of the federal government which is administered in any way under this title, either for himself or for any other person, shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. 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Each such false statement or\nrepresentation or failure to disclose a material fact shall constitute a\nseparate offense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 60-112; 1968, c. 738, \u00a7 60.1-129; 1970, c. 104; 1986, c.\n480.","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}}