Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-170 — Forging coin or bank notes
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 1: Forgery, Code of Virginia.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-170
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If any person (1) forge any coin, note or bill current by law or usage in this Commonwealth or any note or bill of a banking company, (2) fraudulently make any base coin, or a note or bill purporting to be the note or bill of a banking company, when such company does not exist, or (3) utter, or attempt to employ as true, or sell, exchange, or deliver, or offer to sell, exchange, or deliver, or receive on sale, exchange, or delivery, with intent to utter or employ, or to have the same uttered or employed as true, any such false, forged, or base coin, note or bill, knowing it to be so, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is forging coin or bank notes a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Forging coin or bank notes is a class 4 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-170.
Which Virginia statute covers forging coin or bank notes?
Forging coin or bank notes is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-170 (Forging coin or bank notes).
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