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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":176187,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77536,"identifier":"2.2-3125","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3125","url":"\/2.2-3125\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3125\/","token":"2.2\/I\/E\/31\/7\/2.2-3125","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitation of actions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3125","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The statute of limitations<\/span> for the criminal prosecution<\/span> of a person for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be one year from the time the Attorney General<\/span>, if the violation is by a state officer<\/span> or employee<\/span>, or the attorney for the Commonwealth, if the violation is by a local officer<\/span> or employee<\/span>, has actual knowledge of the violation or five years from the date of the violation, whichever event occurs first. Any prosecution<\/span> for malfeasance in office shall be governed by the statute of limitations<\/span> provided by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATION OF ACTIONS (\u00a7 2.2-3125)\n\nThe statute of limitations for the criminal prosecution of a person for\nviolation of any provision of this chapter shall be one year from the time the\nAttorney General, if the violation is by a state officer or employee, or the\nattorney for the Commonwealth, if the violation is by a local officer or\nemployee, has actual knowledge of the violation or five years from the date of\nthe violation, whichever event occurs first. Any prosecution for malfeasance in\noffice shall be governed by the statute of limitations provided by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.22; 2001, c. 844.","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}}