Virginia legal term
Aggrieved person in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Aggrieved person” 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 “Aggrieved person” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Aggrieved person" means a person who was a party to any intercepted wire, electronic or oral communication or a person against whom the interception was directed; "Aural transfer" means a transfer containing the human voice at any point between and including the point of origin and the point of reception; "Communications common carrier" means any person engaged as a common carrier for hire in communication by wire or radio or in radio transmission of energy; "Contents" when used with respect to any wire, electronic or oral communication, includes any information concerning the substance, purp (Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-61)
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