Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-212 (2026)

Calling or summoning emergency medical services vehicle or firefighting apparatus without just cause; maliciously activating fire alarms; venue

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A. Any person who without just cause therefor calls or summons, by telephone or otherwise, any emergency medical services vehicle or firefighting apparatus, or any person who maliciously activates a manual or automatic fire alarm in any building, regardless of whether an emergency medical services vehicle or fire apparatus responds or not, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. A violation of this section may be prosecuted either in the jurisdiction from which the call or summons was made or in the jurisdiction where the call or summons was received.

Code 1950, § 18.1-412; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1976, c. 75; 1982, c. 502; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2017, cc. 98, 519.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2011–2018 · leading case: Grace Nadine McGuire v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 813 S.E.2d 552 (Va. Ct. App. 2018).

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Grace Nadine McGuire v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 813 S.E.2d 552 (Va. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “The statute then states, “A violation of this section may be prosecuted either in the jurisdiction from which the communication was made or in the jurisdiction where the communication was received.”

Kelso v. Com., 710 S.E.2d 470 (Va. 2011). · cites it 2× “2-46 (crimes by mobs); and Code § 18.2-212(B) (summoning ambulance or fire-fighting apparatus without just cause).”

Commonwealth v. Napier, 93 Va. Cir. 446 (Buchanan Cir. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “2-46 (crimes by mobs); and Va. Code § 18.2-212(B) (summoning ambulance or fire-fighting apparatus without just cause).”

— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-212(B) — 2 cases

Kelso v. Com., 710 S.E.2d 470 (Va. 2011). “2-46 (crimes by mobs); and Code § 18.2-212(B) (summoning ambulance or fire-fighting apparatus without just cause).”

Commonwealth v. Napier, 93 Va. Cir. 446 (Buchanan Cir. Ct. 2016). “2-46 (crimes by mobs); and Va. Code § 18.2-212(B) (summoning ambulance or fire-fighting apparatus without just cause).”

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