Giving false identity to law-enforcement officer; penalty

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-82.1
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Any person who falsely identifies himself to a law-enforcement officer with the intent to deceive the law-enforcement officer as to his real identity after having been lawfully detained and after being requested to identify himself by a law-enforcement officer, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 2006, c. 387 .
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