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2000 SESSION

005351844
HOUSE BILL NO. 82
Offered January 12, 2000
Prefiled January 10, 2000
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-186.3, relating to assuming the identity of another; penalty.
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Patron-- McQuigg
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-186.3 as follows:

§ 18.2-186.3. Assuming the identity of another person.

Any person who takes, assumes, or uses the name, birth date, social security number or identification of another person, living or dead, with the intent to (i) obtain credit, money, goods, services, license, membership, status, or an occupation; (ii) avoid the payment of debt or other legal obligation; or (iii) avoid prosecution for a crime, shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $85,200 in FY 2010.