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2011 SESSION
11102318DBe 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 Any person to obtain, possess, sell, or transfer who obtains,
possesses, sells, 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 1 misdemeanor.
Any person who manufactures, sells, or
transfers a fictitious birth certificate for
the purpose of establishing a false identity for himself or for another person
is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
B. It shall be unlawful
for any Any person
to obtain, possess, sell, or transfer who obtains, possesses, sells, or
transfers 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.
C. Any person who violates the provisions
of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, except when the obtains, possesses, sells, or
transfers such birth certificate or document is obtained, possessed, sold, or transferred with
the intent to use that such certificate or
document be used to purchase a firearm, in which case a
violation of this section shall be punishable as is guilty of 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.
E. The provisions of this section shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute.
§ 18.2-204.2. Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification; penalty.
A. It Except as provided in §
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 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 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.
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 cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 874 of the Acts of Assembly of 2010 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.