Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-171 — Making or having anything designed for forging any writing, etc
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 1: Forgery, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-171
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 engrave, stamp, or cast, or otherwise make or mend, any plate, block, press, or other thing, adapted and designed for the forging and false making of any writing or other thing, the forging or false making whereof is punishable by this chapter, or if such person have in possession any such plate, block, press, or other thing, with intent to use, or cause or permit it to be used, in forging or false making any such writing or other thing, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is making or having anything designed for forging any writing, etc a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Making or having anything designed for forging any writing, etc is a class 4 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-171.
Which Virginia statute covers making or having anything designed for forging any writing, etc?
Making or having anything designed for forging any writing, etc is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-171 (Making or having anything designed for forging any writing, etc).
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