8.01-391.1 - Substitute checks as evidence. - Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-391.1. Substitute checks as evidence.

A. A substitute check created pursuant to the federal Check Clearing for the21st Century Evidence Act (Check 21 Act), 12 U.S.C. § 5001 et seq., shall beadmissible in evidence in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, to thesame extent the original check would be.

B. A document received from a banking institution that is designated as a"substitute check" and that bears the legend "This is a legal copy of yourcheck. You can use it the same way you would use the original check" shallbe presumed to be a substitute check created pursuant to the Check 21 Act.

C. Any person who shall forge a substitute check or utter or attempt toemploy as true any forged substitute check shall be punished as provided in §18.2-172.

(2006, c. 127.)