Use of a person's identity with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass; penalty

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.4
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It shall be unlawful for any person, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass another person, to publish the person's name or photograph along with identifying information as defined in clauses (iii) through (ix), or clause (xii) of subsection C of § 18.2-186.3 , or identification of the person's primary residence address. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who violates this section knowing or having reason to know that person is a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101 , or an active or retired federal or Virginia justice, judge, or magistrate is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The sentence shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months. 2001, cc. 775 , 782 ; 2007, c. 736 ; 2010, c. 767 ; 2023, cc. 801 , 802 .
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