Virginia § 18.2-172 - Forging, uttering, etc., other writings
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 18.2-172 — Forging, uttering, etc., other writings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18.2-172. Forging, uttering, etc., other writings
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.
Code 1950, § 18.1-96; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Section 18.2-172 ("Forging, uttering, etc., other writings") 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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