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§ 18.2-498.3. Misrepresentations
prohibited.
Any person, in any commercial
dealing in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of
the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any local government within the Commonwealth
or any department or agency thereof, who knowingly falsifies, conceals,
misleads, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or
makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations, or
makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any
false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, shall be guilty of a
Class 6 felony.
(1980, c. 472.)
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18.2-10
Punishment for
conviction of felony
The authorized
punishments for conviction of a felony are:
(a) For Class 1 felonies, death, or
imprisonment for life and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than
$100,000.
(b) For Class 2 felonies, imprisonment for
life or for any term not less than twenty years and, subject to subdivision
(g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
(c) For Class 3 felonies, a term of imprisonment
of not less than five years nor more than twenty years and, subject to
subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
(d) For Class 4 felonies, a term of
imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than ten years and, subject to
subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
(e) For Class 5 felonies, a term of
imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than ten years, or in the
discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement
in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500,
either or both.
(f) For Class 6 felonies, a term of
imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five years, or in the
discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement
in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500,
either or both.
(g) Except as
specifically authorized in subdivision (e) or (f), or in Class 1 felonies for
which a sentence of death is imposed, the court shall impose either a sentence
of imprisonment together with a fine, or imprisonment only. However, if the
defendant is not a natural person, the court shall impose only a fine.
For any felony offense
committed on or after January 1, 1995, the court may impose an additional term
of not less than six months nor more than three years, which shall be suspended
conditioned upon successful completion of a period of post-release supervision
pursuant to §19.2-295.2 and compliance with such other terms as the sentencing
court may require. However, such additional term may only be imposed when the
sentence includes an active term of incarceration in a correctional facility.
