Encryption used in criminal activity

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.15, under Chapter 5. Crimes Against Property..

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.15

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.