If any person residing in this Commonwealth changes his name or assumes another name, unlawfully, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-504.1
Unlawful change of name; punishment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Thomas Eldridge Barrett v. Commonwealth of Virginia Arlington Circuit Court (1982)
Most recently applied in Thomas Eldridge Barrett v. Commonwealth of Virginia Arlington Circuit Court (September 1982)
Code 1950, § 8-577.1; 1956, c. 402; 1973, c. 401; 1976, c. 115; 1977, c. 624.
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