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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-468 — Making sound recordings of jury deliberations
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 6: Interference with Administration of Justice, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-468
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 shall install or cause to be installed or use or cause to be used any microphone or device designed for recording or transmitting for recording sound in any jury room in this Commonwealth for the purpose of recording the deliberations of any jury or for the purpose of preparing a summary of such deliberations, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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Is making sound recordings of jury deliberations a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Making sound recordings of jury deliberations is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-468.
Which Virginia statute covers making sound recordings of jury deliberations?
Making sound recordings of jury deliberations is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-468 (Making sound recordings of jury deliberations).
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