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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431.1 — Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 6: Unlawful Use of Telephones, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431.1

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
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 Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center without authorization to possess a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device during the period of his incarceration. C. Any violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.

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Is illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431.1.

Which Virginia statute covers illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person?

Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431.1 (Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person; penalty).

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