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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63272</law_id><section_number>18.2-324.2</section_number><catch_line>Use of unmanned aircraft system for certain purposes; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>19.2-392.12</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Miscellaneous Dangerous Conduct</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> It is unlawful for any person who is required to register pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Persons for whom registration required" href="/9.1-901/">9.1-901</a> to use or operate an unmanned aircraft system to knowingly and intentionally (i) follow or contact another person without permission of such person or (ii) capture the images of another person without permission of such person when such images render the person recognizable by his face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic. <a id="paragraph-230605" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-324.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> It is unlawful for a respondent of a protective <span class="dictionary">order</span> issued pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Protective order in cases of family abuse" href="/16.1-279.1/">16.1-279.1</a> or <a class="law" title="Protective order" href="/19.2-152.10/">19.2-152.10</a> to knowingly and intentionally use or operate an unmanned aircraft system to follow, contact, or capture images of the petitioner of the protective <span class="dictionary">order</span> or any other individual named in the protective <span class="dictionary">order</span>. <a id="paragraph-230606" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-324.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A violation of this section is a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-230607" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-324.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2018, cc. 851, 852.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
