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2005 SESSION
057917792Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-431.1 as follows:
§ 18.2-431.1. Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone by prisoner; penalty.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to provide or cause to be provided a cellular telephone to an incarcerated prisoner.
B. It shall be unlawful for an incarcerated prisoner to possess a cellular telephone during the period of his incarceration.
C. Any violation of this section shall be a Class [ 5 6
] felony.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.