Virginia § 22.1-264.1 - Misdemeanor to make false statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty
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§ 22.1-264.1. Misdemeanor to make false statements as to school division or attendance zone residency; penalty
Any person who knowingly makes a false statement concerning the residency of a child, as determined by § 22.1-3, in a particular school division or school attendance zone, for the purposes of (i) avoiding the tuition charges authorized by § 22.1-5 or (ii) enrollment in a school outside the attendance zone in which the student resides, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor and shall be liable to the school division in which the child was enrolled as a result of such false statements for tuition charges, pursuant to § 22.1-5, for the time the student was enrolled in such school division.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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