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§ 19.2-386.32 Seizure and forfeiture of property used in connection with the abduction of children

All moneys and other property, real and personal, owned by a person and used to further the abduction of a child in violation of § 18.2-47, 18.2-48, or 18.2-48.1 are subject to lawful seizure by a law-enforcement officer and are subject to forfeiture to the Commonwealth pursuant to Chapter 22.1 (§ 19.2-386.1 et seq.).

History

This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 818 and 852 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapters 283 and 756; in 2020, chapter 1000.

2011, cc. 818, 852; 2012, cc. 283, 756; 2020, c. 1000.

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