Virginia legal term
Computer program in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Computer program” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Computer program” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Computer program" means an ordered set of data representing coded instructions or statements that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform one or more computer operations. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.2)
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