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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-198.1 — Venue
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 6: Offenses Relating to Credit Cards and Gift Cards, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-198.1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19.2-244 , a prosecution for a violation of this article may be had in any county or city in which (i) any act in furtherance of the crime was committed; (ii) an issuer or acquirer, or an agent of either, or a gift card issuer or gift card holder, or an agent of either, sustained a financial loss as a result of the offense; or (iii) the cardholder or gift card holder resides. A prosecution for a violation of § 18.2-192 may be had in any county or city where a credit card number, gift card, or gift card redemption information is used, is attempted to be used, or is possessed with intent to violate § 18.2-193 , 18.2-195 , or 18.2-197 .
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