Virginia § 6.2-942 - False certification of checks; penalty
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 6.2-942 — False certification of checks; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6.2-942. False certification of checks; penalty
Any officer, employee, agent, or director of a bank who (i) certifies a check drawn on such bank and willfully fails forthwith to charge the amount thereof against the account of the drawer thereof or (ii) willfully certifies a check drawn on such bank when the drawer of such check does not have on deposit with the bank the amount of money subject to the payment of such check, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 6-136; 1966, c. 584, § 6.1-120; 2010, c. 794.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6.2-942 ("False certification of checks; 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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