Virginia § 18.2-186.2 False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program

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§ 18.2-186.2 — False statements or failure to disclose material facts in order to obtain aid or benefits under any local, state or federal housing assistance program

Virginia § 18.2-186.2

Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY

Ch. 6CRIMES INVOLVING FRAUD

Art. 5FALSE REPRESENTATIONS TO OBTAIN PROPERTY OR CREDIT

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.2 (2026).

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Any person who (i) knowingly makes or causes to be made either directly or indirectly or through any agent or agency, any false statement in writing with the intent that it shall be relied upon, or fails to disclose any material fact concerning the financial means or ability to pay of himself or of any other person for whom he is acting, for the purpose of procuring aid and benefits available under any local, state or federally funded housing assistance program, or (ii) knowingly fails to disclose a change in circumstances in order to obtain or continue to receive under any such program aid or benefits to which he is not entitled or who knowingly aids and abets another person in the commission of any such act is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Any person who (i) knowingly makes or causes to be made either directly or indirectly or through any agent or agency, any false statement in writing with the intent that it shall be relied upon, or fails to disclose any material fact concerning the financial means or ability to pay of himself or of any other person for whom he is acting, for the purpose of procuring aid and benefits available under any local, state or federally funded housing assistance program, or (ii) knowingly fails to disclose a change in circumstances in order to obtain or continue to receive under any such program aid or benefits to which he is not entitled or who knowingly aids and abets another person in the commission of any such act is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.