Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-152.5:1 — Using a computer to gather identifying information; penalties
Virginia § 18.2-152.5:1
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 5CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Art. 7.1COMPUTER CRIMES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.5:1 (2026).
Text
A.It is unlawful for any person, other than a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101, and acting in the performance of his official duties, to use a computer to obtain, access, or record, through the use of material artifice, trickery or deception, any identifying information, as defined in clauses (iii) through (xiii) of subsection C of § 18.2-186.3. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
B.Any person who violates this section and sells or distributes such information to another is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
C.Any person who violates this section and uses such information in the commission of another crime is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
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Legislative History
2005, cc. 747, 760, 761, 827, 837.
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Virginia § 18.2-152.5:1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-152.5%3A1.