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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-462.1 (2026)

Use of police radio during commission of crime

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Any person who has in his possession or who uses a device capable of receiving a police radio signal, message, or transmission, while in the commission of a felony, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A prosecution for or conviction of the crime of use or possession of a police radio is not a bar to conviction for any other crime committed while possessing or using the police radio.

1992, c. 499.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Ian Christian Carlson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 823 S.E.2d 28 (Va. Ct. App. 2019).
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Ian Christian Carlson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 823 S.E.2d 28 (Va. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “1 and misdemeanor obstruction of justice for using a police radio during the commission of a crime in violation of Code § 18.2-462.1. Carlson argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful search of his residence.”
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