Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-426 — "Emergency call" and "emergency personnel" defined
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 6: Unlawful Use of Telephones, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-426
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.
As used in this article:
"Emergency call" means a call to report a fire or summon police, or for emergency medical services, in a situation where human life or property is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.
"Emergency personnel" means any persons, paid or volunteer, who receive calls for dispatch of police, fire, or emergency medical services personnel, and includes law-enforcement officers, firefighters, including special forest wardens designated pursuant to § 10.1-1135 , and emergency medical services personnel.
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