Travel Reference (VA)

Scanning/CB Laws

DISCLAIMER: Information found here pertaining to the existence and/or interpretation of laws is provided for convenience only, and is NOT to be considered authoritative nor considered exhaustive. In other words, information listed here might not be correct (despite best efforts for correctness) and applicable laws might not be listed here (despite best efforts for completeness). Please do your own research to ensure that your radio/scanner activities do not breach laws, regulations, policies, and/or rules applicable in your area(s). If you have legal questions, please consult proper legal counsel.

• VA Code § 18.2-427. Use of profane, threatening, or indecent language over public airways or by other methods, quoted from LIS.virginia.gov:

"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."

• VA Code § 18.2-462.1. Use of police radio during commission of crime, quoted from LIS.virginia.gov:

"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."

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^{References: LIS.virginia.gov, www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanlaws/laws/scanner/va.html}

Primary Population Centers

Each large contiguous region exceeds 1,000,000. Each city/town/county region exceeds 100,000. Each list is sorted largest to smallest.

Northern Virginia Region

• Fairfax, Prince William, Loudon, Arlington, Alexandria, Stafford, Spotsylvania

Virginia Beach Region

• Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton

Richmond Region

• Chesterfield, Henrico, Richmond

Others not in a large contiguous region

• Greater Roanoke, Greater Lynchburg, Greater Charlottesville, Greater Danville

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