Foreign service; search warrant for electronic communications. (HB2391)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)
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Description
Search warrant for electronic communications; foreign service. Provides for the issuance of a search warrant by a circuit court for information, including contents of electronic communications, held by a foreign corporation that provides electronic communication service or remote computing service in Virginia. Currently, there is no specific provision for foreign service of such a warrant and a search warrant may not access contents of electronic communications. Amends § 19.2-70.3 (“Obtaining records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

