Virginia § 18.2-428 - Giving certain false information to another by telephone
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 18.2-428 — Giving certain false information to another by telephone, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18.2-428. Giving certain false information to another by telephone
If any person maliciously advises or informs another over any telephone in this Commonwealth of the death of, accident to, injury to, illness of, or disappearance of some third party, knowing the same to be false, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 18.1-238.1; 1962, c. 225; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18.2-428 ("Giving certain false information to another by telephone") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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