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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 746<\/a>, 761<\/a>, and 827<\/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 2015, chapter 423<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61215,"section_number":"18.2-152.1","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-152.1\/"},{"id":79274,"section_number":"18.2-386.1","catch_line":"Unlawful creation of image of another; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-386.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169041,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82171,"identifier":"19.2-249.2","token":"19.2\/15\/2\/19.2-249.2","url":"\/19.2-249.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-249.2\/","token":"19.2\/15\/2\/19.2-249.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Venue for prosecution of computer and other crimes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-249.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purpose of venue<\/span>, any violation of the Virginia Computer Crimes<\/span> Act (\u00a7 18.2-152.1<\/a> et seq.) or \u00a7 18.2-386.1<\/a> shall be considered to have been committed in any county or city:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> In which any act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct that violated any provision listed above; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> In which the owner has his principal place of business in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> In which any offender had control or possession<\/span> of any proceeds of the violation or of any books, records, documents, property, financial instrument, computer software, computer program, computer data, or other material<\/span> or objects<\/span> that were used in furtherance of the violation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> From which, to which, or through which any access to a computer or computer network was made whether by wires, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, optics or any other means of communication; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> In which the offender resides; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> In which any computer that is an object<\/span> or an instrument of the violation is located at the time of the alleged offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVENUE FOR PROSECUTION OF COMPUTER AND OTHER CRIMES (\u00a7 19.2-249.2)\n\nFor the purpose of venue, any violation of the Virginia Computer Crimes Act (\u00a7\n18.2-152.1 et seq.) or \u00a7 18.2-386.1 shall be considered to have been committed\nin any county or city:\n\n1. In which any act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct that\nviolated any provision listed above;\n\n2. In which the owner has his principal place of business in the Commonwealth;\n\n3. In which any offender had control or possession of any proceeds of the\nviolation or of any books, records, documents, property, financial instrument,\ncomputer software, computer program, computer data, or other material or objects\nthat were used in furtherance of the violation;\n\n4. From which, to which, or through which any access to a computer or computer\nnetwork was made whether by wires, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, optics or\nany other means of communication;\n\n5. In which the offender resides; or\n\n6. In which any computer that is an object or an instrument of the violation is\nlocated at the time of the alleged offense.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 746, 761, 827; 2015, c. 423.","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}}