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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1964, chapter 577; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1002\">1002<\/a>; in 2022, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0336\">336<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":168137,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64613,"identifier":"18.2-430","token":"18.2\/9\/6\/18.2-430","url":"\/18.2-430\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-430\/","token":"18.2\/9\/6\/18.2-430","dublin_core":{"Title":"Venue for offenses under this article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-430","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person violating any of the provisions of this article may be prosecuted either in the county or city from which he called or in the county or city in which the call was received.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVENUE FOR OFFENSES UNDER THIS ARTICLE (\u00a7 18.2-430)\n\nAny person violating any of the provisions of this article may be prosecuted\neither in the county or city from which he called or in the county or city in\nwhich the call was received.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-238; 1960, c. 358; 1964, c. 577; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n2020, c. 1002; 2022, c. 336.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}