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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-173 — Having in possession forged coin or bank notes

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Forgery, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-173

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-173Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
If any person have in his possession forged bank notes or forged or base coin, such as are mentioned in § 18.2-170 , knowing the same to be forged or base, with the intent to utter or employ the same as true, or to sell, exchange, or deliver them, so as to enable any other person to utter or employ them as true, he shall, if the number of such notes or coins in his possession at the same time, be ten or more, be guilty of a Class 6 felony; and if the number be less than ten, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is having in possession forged coin or bank notes a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: having in possession forged coin or bank notes ranges from a class 3 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-173.

Possession of ten or more forged notes or coins: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-173) · Possession of fewer than ten forged notes or coins: class 3 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-173)

Which Virginia statute covers having in possession forged coin or bank notes?

Having in possession forged coin or bank notes is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-173 (Having in possession forged coin or bank notes).

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