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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>373462</law_id><section_number>59.1-75.1</section_number><catch_line>Penalty for signing false certificate</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="127" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="5">Transacting Business Under Assumed Name</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It is unlawful for any person to sign a certificate the person knows is false in any <span class="dictionary">material</span> respect with <span class="dictionary">intent</span> that the certificate be delivered to the Commission for filing. <a id="paragraph-1393874" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-75.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-1393875" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-75.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2017, c. 594.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
