CODE OF VIRGINIA UNLAWFUL CHANGE OF NAME; PUNISHMENT (§ 18.2-504.1) If any person residing in this Commonwealth changes his name or assumes another name, unlawfully, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 8-577.1; 1956, c. 402; 1973, c. 401; 1976, c. 115; 1977, c. 624.