Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324.2 — Use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes; penalty
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 8: Miscellaneous Dangerous Conduct, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324.2
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.
A. It is unlawful for any person who is required to register pursuant to § 9.1-901 to use or operate an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally (i) follow or contact another person without permission of such person or (ii) capture the images of another person without permission of such person when such images render the person recognizable by his face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic.
B. It is unlawful for a respondent of a protective order issued pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 or 19.2-152.10 to knowingly and intentionally use or operate an unmanned aircraft system to follow, contact, or capture images of the petitioner of the protective order or any other individual named in the protective order.
C. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Is use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324.2.
Which Virginia statute covers use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes?
Use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324.2 (Use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes; penalty).
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