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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 847<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2013, chapter 625<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66660,"section_number":"18.2-246.6","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-246.6\/"},{"id":59539,"section_number":"18.2-514","catch_line":"Racketeering offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-514\/"},{"id":80296,"section_number":"3.2-4200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65388,"identifier":"19.2-245.01","token":"19.2\/15\/2\/19.2-245.01","url":"\/19.2-245.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-245.01\/","token":"19.2\/15\/2\/19.2-245.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Offenses involving reports or statements concerning cigarette sales or stamping","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-245.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any criminal violation of Chapter 42 (\u00a7 3.2-4200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 3.2, Article 10 (\u00a7 18.2-246.6<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 18.2, or \u00a7 18.2-514<\/a> involving reports or statements concerning cigarette sales or stamping may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFENSES INVOLVING REPORTS OR STATEMENTS CONCERNING CIGARETTE SALES OR STAMPING\n(\u00a7 19.2-245.01)\n\nAny criminal violation of Chapter 42 (\u00a7 3.2-4200 et seq.) of Title 3.2, Article\n10 (\u00a7 18.2-246.6 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 18.2, or \u00a7 18.2-514 involving\nreports or statements concerning cigarette sales or stamping may be prosecuted\nin the City of Richmond.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 847; 2013, c. 625.","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}}