HOUSE BILL NO. 1013 Offered January 11, 2006 Prefiled January 11, 2006 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-204.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to false identification cards used for establishing Virginia residency; penalty. ----------
Patrons-- Hurt, Albo, Athey, Bell, Byron, Callahan, Cosgrove, Crockett-Stark, Fralin, Frederick, Gilbert, Hugo, Iaquinto, Lingamfelter, Marshall, D.W., McQuigg, Morgan, O'Bannon, Rapp, Sherwood, Suit, Tata, Welch and Wright
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 18.2-204.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 18.2-204.2. Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification; penalty.

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 manufactures, advertises for sale, sells, reproduces, or possesses 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 who manufactures, advertises for sale, sells, reproduces, uses, or possesses such card or facsimile thereof with the intent that the card or facsimile serve as evidence of residency in the Commonwealth is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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 and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.