Virginia § 46.2-605 - Altering or forging certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card; penalty
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§ 46.2-605. Altering or forging certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card; penalty
Any person who (i) with fraudulent intent alters any certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card issued by the Department or by any other state, (ii) with fraudulent intent, makes a false statement on any application for a certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card issued by the Department or any other state, (iii) forges or counterfeits any certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card purporting to have been issued by the Department under the provisions of this title or by any other state under a similar law or laws or, with fraudulent intent, alters or falsifies, or forges any assignment of title, or salvage/nonrepairable certificate, (iv) holds or uses any certificate, registration card, or assignment, knowing the same to have been altered, forged, or falsified, shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
It shall be unlawful for any person to conspire with any other person to violate the provisions of this section.
Code 1950, § 46-12; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-85; 1986, c. 490; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 591, 917.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2-605 ("Altering or forging certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card; penalty") 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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