Virginia legal term
Remote computing service in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Remote computing service” 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 “Remote computing service” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Remote computing service" means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system; "Trap and trace device" means a device or process that captures the incoming electronic or other impulses that identify the originating number or other dialing, routing, addressing and signaling information reasonably likely to identify the source of a wire or electronic communication; however, such information shall not include the contents of any communication; "User" means any person or entity who uses an electronic communication service an (Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-61)
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