Code of Virginia - Title 18.2 Crimes And Offenses Generally - Section 18.2-431 Duty of telephone companies; notices in directories
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§ 18.2-431. Duty of telephone companies; notices in directories
(1) It shall be the duty, on pain of contempt of court, of each telephone
company in this Commonwealth to furnish immediately in response to a subpoena
issued by a circuit court such information as it, its officers and employees
may possess which, in the opinion of the court, may aid in the apprehension
of persons suspected of violating the provisions of this article or the
provisions of § 18.2-83 or § 18.2-212.
(2) Every telephone directory distributed to the public which lists the
calling numbers of telephones or of any telephone exchange located in this
Commonwealth shall contain a notice which explains the offenses made
punishable under this article, such notice to be printed in type which
conforms with and is comparable to other type on the same page, and to be
placed in a prominent place in such directory. Any violation of this
subsection shall be punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
(Code 1950, §§ 18.1-238, 18.1-371; 1960, c. 358; 1964, c. 577; 1975, cc. 14,
15; 1982, c. 502.)
Sections: 18.2-423.01 18.2-423.1 18.2-424 18.2-425.1 18.2-426 18.2-427 18.2-428 18.2-429 18.2-430 18.2-431 18.2-431.1 18.2-432 18.2-433.1 18.2-433.2 18.2-433.3
Last modified: April 16, 2009
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