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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 605 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. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1984, chapter 619; in 1988, chapter 748; in 1990, chapter 620; in 1997, chapters 528<\/a> and 691<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 484<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 286<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 855<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 590<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 38<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72987,"section_number":"19.2-327.18","catch_line":"Hearing on petition for vacatur","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.18\/"},{"id":55954,"section_number":"19.2-368.10","catch_line":"When awards to be made; reporting crime to law enforcement","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.10\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":67410,"section_number":"18.2-266","catch_line":"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-266\/"},{"id":54708,"section_number":"18.2-51.4","catch_line":"Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-51.4\/"},{"id":54485,"section_number":"18.2-60.3","catch_line":"Stalking; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-60.3\/"},{"id":75662,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"},{"id":77985,"section_number":"18.2-67.10","catch_line":"General definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.10\/"},{"id":56513,"section_number":"46.2-894","catch_line":"Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-894\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69386,"identifier":"19.2-368.2","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.2","url":"\/19.2-368.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-368.2\/","token":"19.2\/21.1\/19.2-368.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-368.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purpose of this chapter:\n\t\t“Claimant<\/span>” means the person filing a claim pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t“Commission<\/span>” means the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/span>.\n\t\t“Crime<\/span>” means an act committed by any person in the Commonwealth of Virginia which would constitute a crime<\/span> as defined by the Code of Virginia or at common law<\/span>. However, no act involving the operation of a motor vehicle which results in injury shall constitute a crime<\/span> for the purpose of this chapter unless the injuries (i) were intentionally inflicted through the use of such vehicle or (ii) resulted from a violation of \u00a7 18.2-51.4<\/a> or 18.2-266<\/a> or from a felony<\/span> violation of \u00a7 46.2-894<\/a>.\n\t\t“Family,” when used with reference to a person, means (i) any person related to such person within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, (ii) any person residing in the same household with such person, or (iii) a spouse.\n\t\t“Sexual abuse<\/span>” means sexual abuse<\/span> as defined in subdivision 6 of \u00a7 18.2-67.10<\/a> and acts constituting rape<\/span>, sodomy, object<\/span> sexual penetration or sexual battery<\/span> as defined in Article 7 (\u00a7 18.2-61<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2.\n\t\t“Victim<\/span>” means a person who suffers personal physical injury or death as a direct result of a crime<\/span> including a person who is injured or killed as a result of foreign terrorism or who suffers personal emotional injury as a direct result of being the subject of a violent felony<\/span> offense<\/span> as defined in subsection C of \u00a7 17.1-805<\/a>, or stalking as described in \u00a7 18.2-60.3<\/a>, or attempted robbery<\/span> or abduction.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 19.2-368.2)\n\nFor the purpose of this chapter:\n\t\t“Claimant” means the person filing a claim pursuant to this\nchapter.\n\t\t“Commission” means the Virginia Workers’ Compensation\nCommission.\n\t\t“Crime” means an act committed by any person in the Commonwealth\nof Virginia which would constitute a crime as defined by the Code of Virginia or\nat common law. However, no act involving the operation of a motor vehicle which\nresults in injury shall constitute a crime for the purpose of this chapter\nunless the injuries (i) were intentionally inflicted through the use of such\nvehicle or (ii) resulted from a violation of \u00a7 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266 or from a\nfelony violation of \u00a7 46.2-894.\n\t\t“Family,” when used with reference to a person, means (i) any\nperson related to such person within the third degree of consanguinity or\naffinity, (ii) any person residing in the same household with such person, or\n(iii) a spouse.\n\t\t“Sexual abuse” means sexual abuse as defined in subdivision 6 of\n\u00a7 18.2-67.10 and acts constituting rape, sodomy, object sexual penetration or\nsexual battery as defined in Article 7 (\u00a7 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of\nTitle 18.2.\n\t\t“Victim” means a person who suffers personal physical injury or\ndeath as a direct result of a crime including a person who is injured or killed\nas a result of foreign terrorism or who suffers personal emotional injury as a\ndirect result of being the subject of a violent felony offense as defined in\nsubsection C of \u00a7 17.1-805, or stalking as described in \u00a7 18.2-60.3, or\nattempted robbery or abduction.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 605; 1984, c. 619; 1988, c. 748; 1990, c. 620; 1997, cc. 528,\n691; 1998, c. 484; 1999, c. 286; 2001, c. 855; 2008, c. 590; 2012, c. 38.","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}}