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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2 — Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Miscellaneous False and Fraudulent Acts, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. Except as provided in subsection D of § 18.2-204.1 , it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell or possess any fictitious, facsimile or simulated driver's license issued by any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any foreign country or government; United States Armed Forces identification card; United States passport or foreign government visa; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles special identification card; official identification issued by any other federal, state or foreign government agency; or official student identification card of an institution of higher education, or in any way reproduce any identification card or facsimile thereof in such a manner that it could be mistaken for a valid license or identification of any type specified in this subsection. B. Any person manufacturing, advertising for sale, selling or reproducing such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. C. Any person possessing any such card or facsimile thereof shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. D. The provisions of this section shall not preclude an election to prosecute under § 18.2-172 , except to prosecute for forgery or uttering of such license or identification card or facsimile thereof as proof of age.

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Is manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2.

Manufacture, advertise for sale, sell, or reproduce fictitious/facsimile/simulated official license or identification: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2B) · Possession of fictitious/facsimile/simulated official license or identification: class 2 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2C)

Which Virginia statute covers manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification?

Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-204.2 (Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.