§ 18.2-431.1 Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device by prisoner or committed person; penalty
A. It is unlawful for any person without authorization to provide or cause to be provided a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device to an incarcerated prisoner or person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center.
B. It is unlawful for an incarcerated prisoner or person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center without authorization to possess a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device during the period of his incarceration.
History
This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 171 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. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2013, chapters 707 and 782; in 2015, chapter 601.
2005, c. 171; 2013, cc. 707, 782; 2015, c. 601.