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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 787<\/a> and 892<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82970,"section_number":"24.2-945","catch_line":"Elections to which chapter applicable; chapter exclusive","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-945\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199511,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75742,"identifier":"30-127","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-127","url":"\/30-127\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-127\/","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-127","dublin_core":{"Title":"Criminal prosecutions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-127","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Violations of this chapter may be prosecuted notwithstanding the jurisdiction<\/span> of, or any pending proceeding before, the House or Senate Ethics Advisory Panel<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing in this chapter shall limit or affect the application of other criminal statutes<\/span> and penalties as provided in the Code of Virginia, including but not limited to bribery, embezzlement<\/span>, perjury<\/span>, conspiracy, fraud<\/span>, and violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945<\/a> et seq.) of Title 24.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS (\u00a7 30-127)\n\nA. Violations of this chapter may be prosecuted notwithstanding the jurisdiction\nof, or any pending proceeding before, the House or Senate Ethics Advisory Panel.\n\nB. Nothing in this chapter shall limit or affect the application of other\ncriminal statutes and penalties as provided in the Code of Virginia, including\nbut not limited to bribery, embezzlement, perjury, conspiracy, fraud, and\nviolations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act Chapter 9.3 (§ 24.2-945\net seq.) of Title 24.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7 2.1-639.61; 2001, c. 844; 2006, cc. 787, 892.","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}}