Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-214 — Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 8: Misrepresentations and Other Offenses Connected with Sales, Code of Virginia.

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Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-214

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. § 18.2-214Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person, firm, association or corporation who or which intentionally removes, defaces, alters, changes, destroys or obliterates in any manner or way or who causes to be removed, defaced, altered, changed, destroyed or obliterated in any manner or way any trademark, distinguishment or identification number, serial number or mark on or from any article or device, in order to secrete its identification with intent to defraud, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-214.

Which Virginia statute covers changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc?

Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-214 (Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc).

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