                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL STATE POLICE ACCESS NUMBER; BLOCKING CALLER
IDENTIFICATION PROHIBITED (§ 56-484.18)

A. Telephone number #77 is hereby designated as an official access number for
wireless telephone usage in the Commonwealth for access to designated offices of
the Department of State Police and shall be used solely for official business.

B. No caller shall block caller identification or other essential information on
calls made to telephone number #77. Where technically feasible, wireline and
wireless telephone providers shall provide calling party number identification
for all wireless #77 calls. Any communications services provider, as defined in
&#xA7; 58.1-647, including mobile service, in this Commonwealth shall not be
liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from rendering
such service with or without charge related to #77 calls unless such act or
omission was the result of such service provider&#8217;s gross negligence or
willful misconduct.

HISTORY: 2000, c. 771; 2006, c. 780.