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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 596 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1999, chapter 659<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 995<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 134<\/a> and 386<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 283<\/a> and 756<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79178,"section_number":"19.2-368.20","catch_line":"Special order of escrow","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.20\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61326,"section_number":"18.2-374.1","catch_line":"Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; presumption as to age","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-374.1\/"},{"id":63653,"section_number":"18.2-374.1:1","catch_line":"Possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation, and facilitation of child pornography; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-374.1_1\/"},{"id":77778,"section_number":"18.2-374.3","catch_line":"Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-374.3\/"},{"id":68052,"section_number":"19.2-386.1","catch_line":"Commencing an action of forfeiture","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66548,"identifier":"19.2-386.31","token":"19.2\/22.2\/19.2-386.31","url":"\/19.2-386.31\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-386.31\/","token":"19.2\/22.2\/19.2-386.31","dublin_core":{"Title":"Seizure and forfeiture of property used in connection with the exploitation and solicitation of children","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-386.31","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All audio and visual equipment, electronic equipment, devices and other personal property used in connection with the possession<\/span>, production, distribution, publication, sale, possession<\/span> with intent<\/span> to distribute or making of child pornography that constitutes a violation of \u00a7 18.2-374.1<\/a> or 18.2-374.1:1<\/a>, or in connection with the solicitation of a person less than 18 years of age that constitutes a violation of \u00a7 18.2-374.3<\/a> shall be subject to lawful seizure by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer and shall be subject to forfeiture to the Commonwealth pursuant to Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1<\/a> et seq.). The Commonwealth shall file an information and notice of seizure in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXPLOITATION AND\nSOLICITATION OF CHILDREN (\u00a7 19.2-386.31)\n\nAll audio and visual equipment, electronic equipment, devices and other personal\nproperty used in connection with the possession, production, distribution,\npublication, sale, possession with intent to distribute or making of child\npornography that constitutes a violation of \u00a7 18.2-374.1 or 18.2-374.1:1, or in\nconnection with the solicitation of a person less than 18 years of age that\nconstitutes a violation of \u00a7 18.2-374.3 shall be subject to lawful seizure by a\nlaw-enforcement officer and shall be subject to forfeiture to the Commonwealth\npursuant to Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1 et seq.). The Commonwealth shall file an\ninformation and notice of seizure in accordance with the procedures in Chapter\n22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 596, \u00a7 18.2-374.2; 1999, c. 659; 2004, c. 995; 2007, cc. 134,\n386; 2012, cc. 283, 756; 2020, c. 1000.","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}}