Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-172 — Forging, uttering, etc., other writings
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 1: Forgery, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-172
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 forge any writing, other than such as is mentioned in §§ 18.2-168 and 18.2-170 , to the prejudice of another's right, or utter, or attempt to employ as true, such forged writing, knowing it to be forged, he shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any person who shall obtain, by any false pretense or token, the signature of another person, to any such writing, with intent to defraud any other person, shall be deemed guilty of the forgery thereof, and shall be subject to like punishment.
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Questions this section answers
Is forging, uttering, etc., other writings a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Forging, uttering, etc., other writings is a class 5 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-172.
Which Virginia statute covers forging, uttering, etc., other writings?
Forging, uttering, etc., other writings is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-172 (Forging, uttering, etc., other writings).
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