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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431 — Duty of telephone companies; notices in directories
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. § 18.2-431
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.
(1) It shall be the duty, on pain of contempt of court, of each telephone company in this Commonwealth to furnish immediately in response to a subpoena issued by a circuit court such information as it, its officers and employees may possess which, in the opinion of the court, may aid in the apprehension of persons suspected of violating the provisions of this article or the provisions of § 18.2-83 or § 18.2-212 .
(2) Every telephone directory distributed to the public which lists the calling numbers of telephones or of any telephone exchange located in this Commonwealth shall contain a notice which explains the offenses made punishable under this article, such notice to be printed in type which conforms with and is comparable to other type on the same page, and to be placed in a prominent place in such directory. Any violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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Is duty of telephone companies a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Duty of telephone companies is a class 4 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431.
Which Virginia statute covers duty of telephone companies?
Duty of telephone companies is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-431 (Duty of telephone companies; notices in directories).
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