HB 1072

            
2020 SESSION

20101995D

HOUSE BILL NO. 1072


Offered January 8, 2020


Prefiled January 7, 2020

A BILL to amend and reenact � 18.2-427 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to use of profane, threatening, or indecent language over 
 public airways or by other methods.
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Patrons-- Adams, D.M., Webert and Levine

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
 
 
1. That � 18.2-427 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:
 
 
� 18.2-427. Use of threatening language or suggestion of 
 obscene nature over public airways or by other methods; 
 penalty.
 
 
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 the 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.