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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA: Misdemeanor “Use of profane, threatening, or indecent language over public airways or by other methods”- VA Code 18.2-427 was DROPPED.
§ 18.2-427. Use of profane, threatening, or indecent language over public airways or by other methods.
Any person who uses obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or makes any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threatens any illegal or immoral act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, over any telephone or citizens band radio, in this Commonwealth, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
“Over any telephone” includes, for purposes of this section, any electronically transmitted communication producing a visual or electronic message that is received or transmitted by cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device.
Read more about Threatening and Assault Law here: VIRGINIA ASSAULT & MALICIOUS WOUNDING LAW | A criminal defense lawyer’s explanation of Assault and Battery, Malicious Wounding / Bodily Injury, & Threatening Charges
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