{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/19.2-10.2.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/19.2-10.2.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/19.2-10.2.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/19.2-10.2.html"}],"law_id":87357,"edition_id":1,"section_id":87357,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.2","catch_line":"Administrative subpoena issued for record from provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service","history":"2007, cc. 802, 814; 2014, c. 166; 2015, cc. 544, 625; 2019, c. 458; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 188.","full_text":"A\n\nA provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that is transacting or has transacted any business in the Commonwealth shall disclose a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service, excluding the contents of electronic communications as required by \u00a7 19.2-70.3, to an attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued under this section.1\n\nIn order to obtain such records or other information, the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General shall certify on the face of the subpoena that there is reason to believe that the records or other information being sought are relevant to a legitimate law-enforcement investigation concerning violations of &#xA7;&#xA7; 18.2-47, 18.2-48, 18.2-49, 18.2-346, 18.2-346.01, 18.2-347, 18.2-348, 18.2-348.1, 18.2-349, 18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357, 18.2-374.1, and 18.2-374.1:1, former &#xA7; 18.2-374.1:2, and &#xA7; 18.2-374.3.2\n\nUpon written certification by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General that there is a reason to believe that the victim is under the age of 18 and that notification or disclosure of the existence of the subpoena will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, or lead to flight from prosecution, the destruction of or tampering with evidence, the intimidation of potential witnesses, or otherwise seriously jeopardize an investigation, the subpoena shall include a provision ordering the service provider not to notify or disclose the existence of the subpoena to another person, other than an attorney to obtain legal advice, for a period of 30 days after the date on which the service provider responds to the subpoena.3\n\nOn a motion made promptly by the electronic communication service or remote computing service provider, a court of competent jurisdiction may quash or modify the administrative subpoena if the records or other information requested are unusually voluminous in nature or if compliance with the subpoena would otherwise cause an undue burden on the service provider.B\n\nAll records or other information received by an attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued under this section shall be used only for a reasonable length of time not to exceed 30 days and only for a legitimate law-enforcement purpose. Upon completion of the investigation, the records or other information held by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General shall be destroyed if no prosecution is initiated. The existence of such a subpoena shall be disclosed upon motion of an accused.C\n\nNo cause of action shall lie in any court against an electronic communication service or remote computing service provider, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of an administrative subpoena issued under this section.D\n\nRecords or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service means name, address, local and long distance telephone connection records, or records of session times and durations, length of service, including start date, and types of service utilized, telephone or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network address, and means and source of payment for such service.E\n\nNothing in this section shall require the disclosure of information in violation of any federal law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312830,"text":"A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that is transacting or has transacted any business in the Commonwealth shall disclose a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service, excluding the contents of electronic communications as required by \u00a7 19.2-70.3, to an attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":312831,"text":"In order to obtain such records or other information, the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General shall certify on the face of the subpoena that there is reason to believe that the records or other information being sought are relevant to a legitimate law-enforcement investigation concerning violations of &#xA7;&#xA7; 18.2-47, 18.2-48, 18.2-49, 18.2-346, 18.2-346.01, 18.2-347, 18.2-348, 18.2-348.1, 18.2-349, 18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357, 18.2-374.1, and 18.2-374.1:1, former &#xA7; 18.2-374.1:2, and &#xA7; 18.2-374.3.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":312832,"text":"Upon written certification by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General that there is a reason to believe that the victim is under the age of 18 and that notification or disclosure of the existence of the subpoena will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, or lead to flight from prosecution, the destruction of or tampering with evidence, the intimidation of potential witnesses, or otherwise seriously jeopardize an investigation, the subpoena shall include a provision ordering the service provider not to notify or disclose the existence of the subpoena to another person, other than an attorney to obtain legal advice, for a period of 30 days after the date on which the service provider responds to the subpoena.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":312833,"text":"On a motion made promptly by the electronic communication service or remote computing service provider, a court of competent jurisdiction may quash or modify the administrative subpoena if the records or other information requested are unusually voluminous in nature or if compliance with the subpoena would otherwise cause an undue burden on the service provider.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":312834,"text":"All records or other information received by an attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued under this section shall be used only for a reasonable length of time not to exceed 30 days and only for a legitimate law-enforcement purpose. Upon completion of the investigation, the records or other information held by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General shall be destroyed if no prosecution is initiated. The existence of such a subpoena shall be disclosed upon motion of an accused.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"C"},"5":{"id":312835,"text":"No cause of action shall lie in any court against an electronic communication service or remote computing service provider, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of an administrative subpoena issued under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"6":{"id":312836,"text":"Records or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service means name, address, local and long distance telephone connection records, or records of session times and durations, length of service, including start date, and types of service utilized, telephone or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network address, and means and source of payment for such service.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"7":{"id":312837,"text":"Nothing in this section shall require the disclosure of information in violation of any federal law.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14432,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:07","permalink":{"id":168171,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14432,"identifier":"1","token":"19.2\/1","url":"\/19.2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63715,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-1","catch_line":"Repealing clause","url":"\/19.2-1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-1","metadata":false},{"id":85785,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10","catch_line":"Outlawry abolished","url":"\/19.2-10\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10","metadata":false},{"id":55795,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Subpoena duces tecum for obtaining records concerning banking and credit cards","url":"\/19.2-10.1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.1","metadata":false},{"id":87357,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.2","catch_line":"Administrative subpoena issued for record from provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service","url":"\/19.2-10.2\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.2","metadata":false},{"id":80864,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.3","catch_line":"Reasonable suspicion required to stop, board, or inspect a noncommercial vessel on navigable waters of the Commonwealth","url":"\/19.2-10.3\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.3","metadata":false},{"id":74594,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.4","catch_line":"Subpoena duces tecum; attorney-issued subpoena duces tecum","url":"\/19.2-10.4\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.4","metadata":false},{"id":84111,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-11","catch_line":"Procedure in contempt cases","url":"\/19.2-11\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-11","metadata":false},{"id":83936,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-2","catch_line":"Effect of repeal of Title 19.1 and enactment of this title","url":"\/19.2-2\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-2","metadata":false},{"id":58240,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-3","catch_line":"Certain notices, recognizances and processes validated","url":"\/19.2-3\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-3","metadata":false},{"id":84637,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-3.1","catch_line":"Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; standards","url":"\/19.2-3.1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-3.1","metadata":false},{"id":70830,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-4","catch_line":"References to former sections, articles or chapters of Titles 18.1 and 19.1","url":"\/19.2-4\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-4","metadata":false},{"id":67384,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-5","catch_line":"Meaning of certain terms","url":"\/19.2-5\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-5","metadata":false},{"id":87210,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-6","catch_line":"Appointive power of circuit courts","url":"\/19.2-6\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-6","metadata":false},{"id":63248,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-7","catch_line":"Rewards for arrest of persons convicted of or charged with offenses; rewards for conviction of unknown offenders","url":"\/19.2-7\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-7","metadata":false},{"id":71434,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-8","catch_line":"Limitation of prosecutions","url":"\/19.2-8\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-8","metadata":false},{"id":87384,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-8.1","catch_line":"Prosecution for murder or manslaughter; passage of time not a limitation","url":"\/19.2-8.1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-8.1","metadata":false},{"id":66117,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-9","catch_line":"Prosecution of certain criminal cases removed from state to federal courts; costs","url":"\/19.2-9\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-9","metadata":false},{"id":56249,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-9.1","catch_line":"Written notice required for complaining witness who is requested to take polygraph test","url":"\/19.2-9.1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-9.1","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":55795,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Subpoena duces tecum for obtaining records concerning banking and credit cards","url":"\/19.2-10.1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":80864,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.3","catch_line":"Reasonable suspicion required to stop, board, or inspect a noncommercial vessel on navigable waters of the Commonwealth","url":"\/19.2-10.3\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.3","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-10.2\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0802\">802<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0814\">814<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0166\">166<\/a>; in 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0544\">544<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0625\">625<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0458\">458<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56012,"section_number":"19.2-70.3","catch_line":"Obtaining records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-70.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79810,"section_number":"18.2-346","catch_line":"Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-346\/"},{"id":57611,"section_number":"18.2-346.01","catch_line":"Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-346.01\/"},{"id":85705,"section_number":"18.2-347","catch_line":"Keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place; \"bawdy place\" defined; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-347\/"},{"id":83161,"section_number":"18.2-348","catch_line":"Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-348\/"},{"id":85373,"section_number":"18.2-348.1","catch_line":"Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-348.1\/"},{"id":85342,"section_number":"18.2-349","catch_line":"Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-349\/"},{"id":57212,"section_number":"18.2-355","catch_line":"Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-355\/"},{"id":59657,"section_number":"18.2-356","catch_line":"Receiving money for procuring person; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-356\/"},{"id":62200,"section_number":"18.2-357","catch_line":"Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-357\/"},{"id":61326,"section_number":"18.2-374.1","catch_line":"Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; presumption as to age","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-374.1\/"},{"id":63653,"section_number":"18.2-374.1:1","catch_line":"Possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation, and facilitation of child pornography; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-374.1_1\/"},{"id":83319,"section_number":"18.2-374.1:2","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-374.1_2\/"},{"id":60862,"section_number":"18.2-47","catch_line":"Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-47\/"},{"id":59389,"section_number":"18.2-48","catch_line":"Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-48\/"},{"id":64917,"section_number":"18.2-49","catch_line":"Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-49\/"},{"id":56012,"section_number":"19.2-70.3","catch_line":"Obtaining records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-70.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87357,"identifier":"19.2-10.2","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.2","url":"\/19.2-10.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-10.2\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administrative subpoena issued for record from provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-10.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that is transacting or has transacted any business in the Commonwealth shall disclose a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service, excluding the contents of electronic communications as required by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Obtaining records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service\" href=\"\/19.2-70.3\/\">19.2-70.3<\/a>, to an attorney for the Commonwealth or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to an administrative <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> issued under this section. <a id=\"paragraph-312830\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> In <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to obtain such records or other information, the attorney for the Commonwealth or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> shall certify on the face of the <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> that there is reason to believe that the records or other information being sought are relevant to a legitimate <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement investigation concerning violations of &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment\" href=\"\/18.2-47\/\">18.2-47<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose\" href=\"\/18.2-48\/\">18.2-48<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-49\/\">18.2-49<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties\" href=\"\/18.2-346\/\">18.2-346<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties\" href=\"\/18.2-346.01\/\">18.2-346.01<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place; &quot;bawdy place&quot; defined; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-347\/\">18.2-347<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-348\/\">18.2-348<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-348.1\/\">18.2-348.1<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-349\/\">18.2-349<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking\" href=\"\/18.2-355\/\">18.2-355<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Receiving money for procuring person; penalties\" href=\"\/18.2-356\/\">18.2-356<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties\" href=\"\/18.2-357\/\">18.2-357<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; presumption as to age\" href=\"\/18.2-374.1\/\">18.2-374.1<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation, and facilitation of child pornography; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-374.1_1\/\">18.2-374.1:1<\/a>, former &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Repealed\" href=\"\/18.2-374.1_2\/\">18.2-374.1:2<\/a>, and &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; penalties\" href=\"\/18.2-374.3\/\">18.2-374.3<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-312831\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Upon written certification by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> that there is a reason to believe that the victim is under the age of 18 and that notification or disclosure of the existence of the <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, or lead to flight from <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span>, the destruction of or tampering with <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span>, the intimidation of potential witnesses, or otherwise seriously jeopardize an investigation, the <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> shall include a provision ordering the service provider not to notify or disclose the existence of the <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> to another person, other than an attorney to obtain legal advice, for a period of 30 days after the date on which the service provider responds to the <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-312832\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> On a <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> made promptly by the electronic communication service or remote computing service provider, a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of competent <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">quash<\/span> or modify the administrative <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> if the records or other information requested are unusually voluminous in nature or if compliance with the <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> would otherwise cause an undue burden on the service provider. <a id=\"paragraph-312833\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> All records or other information received by an attorney for the Commonwealth or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> pursuant to an administrative <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> issued under this section shall be used only for a reasonable length of time not to exceed 30 days and only for a legitimate <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement purpose. Upon completion of the investigation, the records or other information held by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> shall be destroyed if no <span class=\"dictionary\">prosecution<\/span> is initiated. The existence of such a <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> shall be disclosed upon <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> of an <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-312834\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\">cause of action<\/span> shall lie in any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> against an electronic communication service or remote computing service provider, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of an administrative <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> issued under this section. <a id=\"paragraph-312835\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Records or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service means name, address, local and long distance telephone connection records, or records of session times and durations, length of service, including start date, and types of service utilized, telephone or instrument number or other subscriber number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network address, and means and source of payment for such service. <a id=\"paragraph-312836\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall require the disclosure of information in violation of any federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-312837\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/19.2-10.2\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA ISSUED FOR RECORD FROM PROVIDER OF ELECTRONIC\nCOMMUNICATION SERVICE OR REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE (\u00a7 19.2-10.2)\n\nA. A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service\nthat is transacting or has transacted any business in the Commonwealth shall\ndisclose a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer\nof such service, excluding the contents of electronic communications as required\nby \u00a7 19.2-70.3, to an attorney for the Commonwealth or the Attorney General\npursuant to an administrative subpoena issued under this section.\n\n   1. In order to obtain such records or other information, the attorney for the\n   Commonwealth or the Attorney General shall certify on the face of the subpoena\n   that there is reason to believe that the records or other information being\n   sought are relevant to a legitimate law-enforcement investigation concerning\n   violations of &#xA7;&#xA7; 18.2-47, 18.2-48, 18.2-49, 18.2-346, 18.2-346.01,\n   18.2-347, 18.2-348, 18.2-348.1, 18.2-349, 18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357,\n   18.2-374.1, and 18.2-374.1:1, former &#xA7; 18.2-374.1:2, and &#xA7;\n   18.2-374.3.\n\n   2. Upon written certification by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the\n   Attorney General that there is a reason to believe that the victim is under\n   the age of 18 and that notification or disclosure of the existence of the\n   subpoena will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual, or lead\n   to flight from prosecution, the destruction of or tampering with evidence, the\n   intimidation of potential witnesses, or otherwise seriously jeopardize an\n   investigation, the subpoena shall include a provision ordering the service\n   provider not to notify or disclose the existence of the subpoena to another\n   person, other than an attorney to obtain legal advice, for a period of 30 days\n   after the date on which the service provider responds to the subpoena.\n\n   3. On a motion made promptly by the electronic communication service or remote\n   computing service provider, a court of competent jurisdiction may quash or\n   modify the administrative subpoena if the records or other information\n   requested are unusually voluminous in nature or if compliance with the\n   subpoena would otherwise cause an undue burden on the service provider.\n\nB. All records or other information received by an attorney for the Commonwealth\nor the Attorney General pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued under this\nsection shall be used only for a reasonable length of time not to exceed 30 days\nand only for a legitimate law-enforcement purpose. Upon completion of the\ninvestigation, the records or other information held by the attorney for the\nCommonwealth or the Attorney General shall be destroyed if no prosecution is\ninitiated. The existence of such a subpoena shall be disclosed upon motion of an\naccused.\n\nC. No cause of action shall lie in any court against an electronic communication\nservice or remote computing service provider, its officers, employees, agents,\nor other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance\nin accordance with the terms of an administrative subpoena issued under this\nsection.\n\nD. Records or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of\nsuch service means name, address, local and long distance telephone connection\nrecords, or records of session times and durations, length of service, including\nstart date, and types of service utilized, telephone or instrument number or\nother subscriber number or identity, including any temporarily assigned network\naddress, and means and source of payment for such service.\n\nE. Nothing in this section shall require the disclosure of information in\nviolation of any federal law.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 802, 814; 2014, c. 166; 2015, cc. 544, 625; 2019, c. 458;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 188.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}