§ 18.2-431. Duty of telephone companies; notices in directories
(1) It shall be the duty, on pain of contempt of court, of each telephone company in this Commonwealth to furnish immediately in response to a subpoena issued by a circuit court such information as it, its officers and employees may possess which, in the opinion of the court, may aid in the apprehension of […]
§ 18.2-431.1. Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person without authorization to provide or cause to be provided a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device to an incarcerated prisoner or person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center. B. It is unlawful for an incarcerated prisoner or person committed to the […]
§ 18.2-430. Venue for offenses under this article
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article may be prosecuted either in the county or city from which he called or in the county or city in which the call was received. Code 1950, § 18.1-238; 1960, c. 358; 1964, c. 577; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2020, c. 1002; 2022, c. 336.
§ 18.2-427. Use of profane, threatening, or indecent language over public airways or by other methods
Any person who uses obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or makes any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threatens any illegal or immoral act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, over any telephone or citizens band radio, in this Commonwealth, is guilty of a Class 1 […]
§ 18.2-428. Giving certain false information to another by telephone
If any person maliciously advises or informs another over any telephone in this Commonwealth of the death of, accident to, injury to, illness of, or disappearance of some third party, knowing the same to be false, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Code 1950, § 18.1-238.1; 1962, c. 225; 1975, cc. 14, […]
§ 18.2-429. Causing telephone or pager to ring with intent to annoy
A. Any person who, with or without intent to communicate but with intent to annoy any other person, causes any telephone or digital pager, not his own, to ring or to otherwise signal, and any person who permits or condones the use of any telephone under his control for such purpose, is guilty of a […]
§ 18.2-429.1. False caller identification information; penalty
A. For the purposes of this section: “Caller identification information” means data that identifies the identity of the caller or the caller’s telephone number to the recipient of a telephone call or to the recipient’s telephone network. “False caller identification information” means data that misrepresents the identity of the caller or the caller’s telephone number […]
§ 18.2-424. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2007, c. 467, cl. 2.
§ 18.2-425.1. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2009, c. 699, cl. 2.
§ 18.2-426. “Emergency call” and “emergency personnel” defined
As used in this article: “Emergency call” means a call to report a fire or summon police, or for emergency medical services, in a situation where human life or property is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential. “Emergency personnel” means any persons, paid or volunteer, who receive calls for dispatch of […]