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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-428 — Giving certain false information to another by telephone
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 6: Unlawful Use of Telephones, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-428
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.
If any person maliciously advises or informs another over any telephone in this Commonwealth of the death of, accident to, injury to, illness of, or disappearance of some third party, knowing the same to be false, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Is giving certain false information to another by telephone a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Giving certain false information to another by telephone is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-428.
Which Virginia statute covers giving certain false information to another by telephone?
Giving certain false information to another by telephone is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-428 (Giving certain false information to another by telephone).
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