Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204 — False statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Miscellaneous False and Fraudulent Acts, Code of Virginia.

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False statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204

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. § 18.2-204Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any agent, physician or other person who shall knowingly or willfully make any false or fraudulent statement or representation of any material fact: (1) In or with reference to any application for insurance in any industrial sick benefit company licensed, or which may be licensed, to do business in this Commonwealth, (2) As to the death or disability of a policy or certificate holder in any such company, (3) For the purpose of procuring or attempting to procure the payment of any false or fraudulent claim against any such company, or (4) For the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain any money from or benefit in any such company, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Any such person who shall willfully make a false statement of any material fact or thing in a sworn statement as to the death or disability of a policy or certificate holder in any such company for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the policy or certificate of such holder, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be proceeded against and punished as provided by the statutes of this Commonwealth in relation to the crime of perjury.

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Is false statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

False statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.

Which Virginia statute covers false statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company?

False statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204 (False statement for the purpose of defrauding industrial sick benefit company).

Is fraudulent use of birth certificates, etc a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: fraudulent use of birth certificates, etc ranges from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.1.

Obtaining/possessing fictitious or another's birth certificate for false identity: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.1A) · Manufacturing, selling, or transferring fictitious or another's birth certificate for false identity: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.1A) · Fraudulent use of documents for false status/occupation/membership/license/identity: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.1B) · Use of birth certificate or document to purchase a firearm: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.1C)

Is manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2.

Manufacture, advertise for sale, sell, or reproduce fictitious/facsimile/simulated official license or identification: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2B) · Possession of fictitious/facsimile/simulated official license or identification: class 2 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2C)

Is transfers for the sole or primary purpose of obtaining a lower unemployment tax rate a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: transfers for the sole or primary purpose of obtaining a lower unemployment tax rate ranges from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.3.

Transfer for lower unemployment tax rate: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.3A) · Advising transfer for lower unemployment tax rate: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.3B) · Repeat offense - more than two violations: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.3C)

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