Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Impersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty.
Impersonating any local, town, city, or county elected official; penalty. Prohibits any person from (i) falsely assuming or exercising the functions, powers, duties, and privileges incident to the office of any local, town, city, or county elected official; (ii) falsely assuming or pretending to be any such elected official; or (iii) willfully impersonating any such elected official with the intent to make another believe he is such elected official. A violation of such prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-08 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-04-08 | Latest Action | Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/2026) |