77970018.2-168Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Crimes And Offenses GenerallyCrimes Involving FraudForgeryForging public records, etcCode 1950, § 18.1-92; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1976, c. 146.If any person forge a public record, or certificate, return, or attestation, of any public officer or public employee, in relation to any matter wherein such certificate, return, or attestation may be received as legal proof, or utter, or attempt to employ as true, such forged record, certificate, return, or attestation, knowing the same to be forged, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.section1Campbell v. Com.Record No. 921406431 S.E.2d 6481993-06-11https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1364586/campbell-v-com/ . . . Ann. § 18.2-168 (Repl.Vol.1988); Va.Code Ann. § 18.2-168 (Repl.Vol.1982); Va. Code Ann. § . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Reid v. Com.Record No. 0205-92-2431 S.E.2d 631993-06-08https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1364731/reid-v-com/ . . . Virginia Code § 18.2-168. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Campbell v. Com.Record No. 1048-90-1409 S.E.2d 211991-10-30https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1409218/campbell-v-com/ . . . forging a public record in violation of Code § 18.2-168. He alleges that the trial court erred in . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Campbell v. Com.Record No. 1048-90-1421 S.E.2d 6521992-08-11https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1287260/campbell-v-com/ . . . forging a public record in violation of Code § 18.2-168, the jury was instructed as follows: . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Bennett v. Com.0309053631 S.E.2d 3322006-06-27https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063215/bennett-v-com/ . . . a forged public record in violation of Code § 18.2-168. On appeal, appellant challenges the . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Coston v. Com.0404981512 S.E.2d 1581999-03-23https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1066434/coston-v-com/ . . . forgery of a public record, in violation of Code § 18.2-168. He contends that the summons he signed . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Hines v. Com.0481021576 S.E.2d 7812003-02-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064344/hines-v-com/ . . . forging a public record, in violation of Code § 18.2-168. On appeal, he contends the trial court . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Pope v. Com.Record No. 1160-92-1449 S.E.2d 2691994-10-11https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1326521/pope-v-com/ . . . , other than such as is mentioned in [Code] §§ 18.2-168 and 18.2-170, to the prejudice of . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Welch v. Com.Record No. 1222-91-2425 S.E.2d 1011992-12-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1277571/welch-v-com/ . . . forging a public document in violation of Code § 18.2-168. This conviction is not the subject of . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Morgan Sinclair Goodwin v. Commonwealth of Virginia01901432015-02-03https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2775905/morgan-sinclair-goodwin-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/ . . . public record, in . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-168//18.2-168/18.2/6/1/18.2-16818.2-152.1418.2-17218.2-51319.2-22419.2-353.3