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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59245</law_id><section_number>58.1-4017</section_number><catch_line>Alteration and forgery; presentation of counterfeit or altered ticket or share; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Other Sources of State Revenue</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="40">Virginia Lottery Law; Sports Betting</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Powers and Duties of Virginia Lottery Board; Administration of Tickets and Prizes</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person who forges, alters or fraudulently makes any <span class="dictionary">lottery</span> ticket or share with <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to present for payment or to transfer to another person to be presented for payment or knowingly presents for payment or transfers to another person to be presented for payment such forged, altered or fraudulently made counterfeit <span class="dictionary">lottery</span> ticket or share sold pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a Class 6 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>.</p></section></text><history>1987, c. 531; 1989, c. 478; 1990, c. 732.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
