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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1973, chapter 442; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60300,"section_number":"19.2-62","catch_line":"Interception, disclosure, etc., of wire, electronic or oral communications unlawful; penalties; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-62\/"},{"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":170879,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67905,"identifier":"19.2-64","token":"19.2\/6\/19.2-64","url":"\/19.2-64\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-64\/","token":"19.2\/6\/19.2-64","dublin_core":{"Title":"Forfeiture of unlawful devices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-64","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any electronic, mechanical or other device<\/span> used, manufactured, assembled, possessed, sold, or advertised in violation of \u00a7 19.2-62<\/a> or \u00a7 19.2-63<\/a> may be seized and forfeited to the Commonwealth, and turned over to the court<\/span> of record in the city or county in which it was seized and such property shall be disposed of in such manner as the court<\/span> may direct.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORFEITURE OF UNLAWFUL DEVICES (\u00a7 19.2-64)\n\nAny electronic, mechanical or other device used, manufactured, assembled,\npossessed, sold, or advertised in violation of \u00a7 19.2-62 or \u00a7 19.2-63 may be\nseized and forfeited to the Commonwealth, and turned over to the court of record\nin the city or county in which it was seized and such property shall be disposed\nof in such manner as the court may direct.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-89.4; 1973, c. 442; 1975, c. 495.","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}}