Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-473.1 — Communication with prisoners or committed person; penalty
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 7: Escape of, Communications with and Deliveries to Prisoners, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-473.1
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.
It shall be unlawful for any person outside of any state or local correctional facility or any juvenile correctional center, other than the jailers or custodial officers in charge of the prisoners or in charge of the persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, to communicate without authority by word or sign with the intent to disrupt institutional operations with any prisoner confined within a state or local correctional facility or with any person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center. Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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Is communication with prisoners or committed person a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Communication with prisoners or committed person is a class 4 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-473.1.
Which Virginia statute covers communication with prisoners or committed person?
Communication with prisoners or committed person is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-473.1 (Communication with prisoners or committed person; penalty).
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