{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-429.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-429.1","heading":"False caller identification information; penalty","body":"A. For the purposes of this section:\"Caller identification information\" means data that identifies the identity of the caller or the caller's telephone number to the recipient of a telephone call or to the recipient's telephone network.\"False caller identification information\" means data that misrepresents the identity of the caller or the caller's telephone number to the recipient of a telephone call or to the recipient's telephone network.B. Any person who, with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or harass, causes a telephone to ring and engages in conduct that results in the display of false caller identification information on the called party's telephone is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction under this subsection is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor if the prior conviction occurred before the date of the offense charged.C. This section shall not apply to:1. The blocking of caller identification information;2. Any law-enforcement agencies or any law-enforcement officer while he is engaged in the performance of his official duties;3. Any intelligence or security agency of the federal government or any employee of such agency while he is engaged in the performance of his official duties; or4. Any telecommunications, broadband, or Voice-over-Internet protocol service provider that is (i) acting in its capacity as an intermediary for the transmission of telephone service between the caller and the recipient, (ii) providing or configuring a service or service feature as requested by a customer, (iii) acting in a manner that is authorized or required by law, or (iv) engaging in other conduct that is a necessary incident to the provision of service.2019, c. 476.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 9. Crimes Against Peace and Order","Article 6. Unlawful Use of Telephones"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-429.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"796c462b19a3e309e94a276a76b65de79780375d5992eccf8440016b922aea37","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-429","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}