Encryption used in criminal activity
Known as the Virginia Computer Crimes Act
The act spans §§ 18.2-152.1 to 18.2-152.9 (19 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 63 F. Supp. 3d 592 - Maxient, LLC v. Symplicity Corp. (2014)
Most recently applied in 63 F. Supp. 3d 592 - Maxient, LLC v. Symplicity Corp. (October 2014)
1999, c. 455.
Any person who willfully uses encryption to further any criminal activity shall be guilty of an offense which is separate and distinct from the predicate criminal activity and punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
"Encryption" means the enciphering of intelligible data into unintelligible form or the deciphering of unintelligible data into intelligible form.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.