Virginia § 18.2-170 - Forging coin or bank notes
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 18.2-170 — Forging coin or bank notes, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18.2-170. Forging coin or bank notes
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.
Code 1950, § 18.1-94; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 18.2-170
What does Code of Virginia § 18.2-170 cover?
Section 18.2-170 ("Forging coin or bank notes") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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