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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 588<\/a> and 623<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":164897,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73206,"identifier":"18.2-46.10","token":"18.2\/4\/2.2\/18.2-46.10","url":"\/18.2-46.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-46.10\/","token":"18.2\/4\/2.2\/18.2-46.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violation of sections within article separate and distinct offenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-46.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A violation of any section in this article shall constitute a separate and distinct offense<\/span>. If the acts or activities violating any section within this article also violate another provision of law<\/span>, a prosecution<\/span> under any section in this article shall not prohibit or bar any prosecution<\/span> or proceeding under such other provision or the imposition of any penalties provided for thereby.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATION OF SECTIONS WITHIN ARTICLE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT OFFENSES (\u00a7\n18.2-46.10)\n\nA violation of any section in this article shall constitute a separate and\ndistinct offense. If the acts or activities violating any section within this\narticle also violate another provision of law, a prosecution under any section\nin this article shall not prohibit or bar any prosecution or proceeding under\nsuch other provision or the imposition of any penalties provided for thereby.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 588, 623.","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}}