§ 19.2-368.19 Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise: “Defendant” means any person who pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is found not guilty by reason of insanity with respect to a felony resulting in physical injury to or death of another person. “Division” means the Division of Crime Victims’ Compensation. “Interested party” means the victim, the defendant, and any transferee of proceeds due the defendant under a contract, the person with whom the defendant has contracted, the prosecuting attorney for the Commonwealth, and the Division of Crime Victims’ Compensation. “Victim” means a person who suffers personal, physical, mental, emotional, or pecuniary loss as a direct result of a crime and includes the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the victim.
History
This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 549 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1992, chapter 681.
1990, c. 549; 1992, c. 681.