Virginia legal term
Unlawful electronic communication device in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Unlawful electronic communication device” 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 “Unlawful electronic communication device” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Unlawful electronic communication device" means any electronic communication device that has been manufactured, designed, developed, altered, modified, programmed or reprogrammed, alone or in conjunction with another electronic communication device, so as to be capable of facilitating the disruption, acquisition, receipt, transmission, retransmission or decryption of an electronic communication service without the actual consent or knowledge of the electronic communication service provider. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-190.1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Obtaining or attempting to obtain oil, electric, gas, water, telephone, telegraph, cable television or electronic communication service without payment
- Manufacture of an unlawful electronic communication device
- Possession of an unlawful electronic communication device or equipment etc., used to manufacture such device
- Sale of an unlawful electronic communication device
Related terms in the same statutes
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