Virginia legal term
Provider in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Provider” 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 “Provider” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Provider" means a person who (i) is employed by a qualified entity and has, seeks to have, or may have unsupervised access to a child or to an elderly or disabled person to whom the qualified entity provides care; (ii) is a volunteer of a qualified entity and has, seeks to have, or may have unsupervised access to a child to whom the qualified entity provides care; or (iii) owns, operates, or seeks to own or operate a qualified entity. (Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.02)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Computer trespass
- Interception, disclosure, etc., of wire, electronic or oral communications unlawful
- Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited
- Transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (spam)
- False caller identification information
- Fraudulent procurement, sale, or receipt of telephone records
- General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use
- Manufacture, possession, sale or advertising of certain devices unlawful
- Unauthorized use of electronic tracking device
- Unlawful acts
- Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another
Related terms in the same statutes
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