§ 18.2-429.1 False caller identification information; penalty
A. For the purposes of this section: “Caller identification information” means data that identifies the identity of the caller or the caller’s telephone number to the recipient of a telephone call or to the recipient’s telephone network. “False caller identification information” means data that misrepresents the identity of the caller or the caller’s telephone number to the recipient of a telephone call or to the recipient’s telephone network.
B. Any person who, with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or harass, causes a telephone to ring and engages in conduct that results in the display of false caller identification information on the called party’s telephone is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction under this subsection is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor if the prior conviction occurred before the date of the offense charged.
2. Any law-enforcement agencies or any law-enforcement officer while he is engaged in the performance of his official duties;
3. Any intelligence or security agency of the federal government or any employee of such agency while he is engaged in the performance of his official duties; or
4. Any telecommunications, broadband, or Voice-over-Internet protocol service provider that is (i) acting in its capacity as an intermediary for the transmission of telephone service between the caller and the recipient, (ii) providing or configuring a service or service feature as requested by a customer, (iii) acting in a manner that is authorized or required by law, or (iv) engaging in other conduct that is a necessary incident to the provision of service.
History
This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 476 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2019, c. 476.