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HOUSE BILL NO. 286 Offered January 15, 1998 A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-4017 of the Code of Virginia, relating to presentation of counterfeit, altered or previously redeemed lottery ticket or share. ----------
Patrons-- Davis, Cantor, Cox, Deeds, Hamilton, Harris, McDonnell, Morgan, Nixon, Parrish, Reid and Wagner
---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 58.1-4017 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 58.1-4017. Alteration and forgery; presentation of counterfeit, altered or previously redeemed ticket or share; penalty.

Any person who forges, alters or fraudulently makes any lottery ticket or share with intent to present for payment or to transfer to another person to be presented for payment or knowingly presents for payment or transfers to another person to be presented for payment such forged, altered or fraudulently made counterfeit lottery ticket or share or who knowingly and with intent to defraud, presents for payment a previously redeemed lottery ticket or share sold pursuant to this chapter is 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 $127,750.