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2005 SESSION
055589792Be 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 without authorization to provide or cause to be provided a cellular telephone to a prisoner incarcerated in a state correctional facility.
B. It shall be unlawful for a prisoner incarcerated in a state correctional facility without authorization to possess a cellular telephone during the period of his incarceration.
C. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.