                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CAUSING A TELEPHONE, DIGITAL PAGER, OR OTHER DEVICE TO RING OR SIGNAL WITH
INTENT TO ANNOY; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS; PENALTIES (§ 18.2-429)

A. Any person who, with or without intent to communicate but with intent to
annoy any other person, causes any telephone or digital pager, not his own, to
ring or to otherwise signal, and any person who permits or condones the use of
any telephone under his control for such purpose, is guilty of a Class 3
misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction under this subsection is
punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor if such prior conviction occurred before the
date of the offense charged.

B. Any person who, with or without intent to communicate but with intent to
annoy, harass, hinder, or delay emergency personnel in the performance of their
duties as such, causes a telephone to ring or other device to signal, which is
owned or leased for the purpose of receiving communications by a public or
private entity providing fire, police, or emergency medical services, and any
person who knowingly permits the use of a telephone or other device under his
control for such purpose, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-238.2; 1962, c. 495; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1989, c. 59;
1995, cc. 410, 478, 791; 2012, c. 133; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2023, cc. 201, 202.