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2006 SESSION
061350488Patrons-- Reid, Albo, Athey, Byron, Cosgrove, Fralin, Frederick, Gear, Gilbert, Hargrove, Iaquinto, Jones, S.C., Landes, Nixon, Rapp, Rust, Sherwood and Wright
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 18.2-204.1 and 18.2-204.2 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-204.1. Fraudulent use of birth certificates, etc.; penalty.
A. It shall be unlawful
for any person to obtain, possess, sell,
or transfer Any person who possesses, sells,
offers for sale, procures or transfers
the birth certificate of another for the purpose of establishing a false
identity for himself or for another person is guilty of a Class
6 felony. However, a person is
guilty of a Class 5 felony who possesses,
sells, offers for sale, or
transfers the birth certificate of another with
the intent to use such certificate to:
1. Purchase or enable another to purchase a firearm; or
2. Procure or enable another to procure employment.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain,
possess, sell, or transfer Any
person who possesses any document for the purpose of establishing
a false status, occupation, membership, license or identity for himself or any
other person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any
person who purchases, sells,
offers or advertises for sale, or transfers such
document for compensation is guilty of a Class
6 felony. However,
a person is
guilty of a Class 5 felony who possesses, purchases,
sells, offers
or advertises for sale, or
transfers such document with
the intent to use the document to:
1. Purchase or enable another to purchase a firearm; or
2. Procure or enable another to procure employment.
C. Any person who violates the provisions of this
section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor,
except when the birth certificate or document is obtained,
possessed, sold, or transferred with the intent to use such certificate or
document to purchase a firearm, in which case a violation of this section shall
be punishable as a Class 6 felony.
D. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to members of state, federal, county, city or town law-enforcement
agencies in the performance of their duties.
§ 18.2-204.2. Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile, or simulated visa, passport, driver's license, or identification.
A. 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 university or college student identification card, 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 who possesses any such
card or facsimile thereof shall be is guilty
of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who manufactures, offers
or advertises for sale, sells, or reproduces any such
card or facsimile thereof for another
person or for compensation is
guilty of a Class 6 felony.
C. Any person possessing any such card or facsimile
thereof shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is at least $279,086 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.