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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 63 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. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1988, chapter 889; in 2011, chapter 193<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63623,"section_number":"19.2-63","catch_line":"Manufacture, possession, sale or advertising of certain devices unlawful; penalties; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-63\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170875,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87215,"identifier":"19.2-63.1","token":"19.2\/6\/19.2-63.1","url":"\/19.2-63.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-63.1\/","token":"19.2\/6\/19.2-63.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Supervision and control of devices; unauthorized possession","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-63.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any electronic, mechanical or other device<\/span> as defined in this chapter which is in the possession<\/span> of any sheriff’s office or police department of a county, city or town, or in the possession<\/span> of any employee of such office, shall be under the direct control and supervision of the sheriff or chief of police of the office or department or his designee who is an employee of the office or department. Unauthorized possession<\/span> of any such device under the provisions of this section by any such employee is unlawful, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision B 2 of \u00a7 19.2-63<\/a>, and a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF DEVICES; UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION (\u00a7 19.2-63.1)\n\nAny electronic, mechanical or other device as defined in this chapter which is\nin the possession of any sheriff’s office or police department of a\ncounty, city or town, or in the possession of any employee of such office, shall\nbe under the direct control and supervision of the sheriff or chief of police of\nthe office or department or his designee who is an employee of the office or\ndepartment. Unauthorized possession of any such device under the provisions of\nthis section by any such employee is unlawful, notwithstanding the provisions of\nsubdivision B 2 of \u00a7 19.2-63, and a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 63; 1988, c. 889; 2011, c. 193.","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}}