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However, if a defendant resides in this Commonwealth and the courthouse of the county or city in which he resides is more than 100 miles from the City of Richmond, venue for such prosecution shall lie in the city or county where he resides, and the offense shall be prosecuted by the attorney for the Commonwealth for the city or county where the defendant resides. 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However, if a defendant resides in this Commonwealth and the courthouse of the county or city in which he resides is more than 100 miles from the City of Richmond, venue for such prosecution shall lie in the city or county where he resides, and the offense shall be prosecuted by the attorney for the Commonwealth for the city or county where the defendant resides. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1968, chapter 738; in 1972, chapter 764; in 1980, chapter 674; in 1986, chapter 480; in 2005, chapter 105<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 82<\/a> and 83<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76208,"section_number":"60.2-518","catch_line":"False statements, etc., by employing units; failure to furnish reports, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-518\/"},{"id":75958,"section_number":"60.2-632","catch_line":"False statements, etc., to obtain or increase benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-632\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71753,"identifier":"60.2-119","token":"60.2\/1\/2\/60.2-119","url":"\/60.2-119\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-119\/","token":"60.2\/1\/2\/60.2-119","dublin_core":{"Title":"Criminal cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-119","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All criminal actions for violation of any provision of this title, or of any rules or regulations issued pursuant to this title, shall be prosecuted by the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the offense<\/span>, or a part thereof, was committed, except that the offense<\/span> set out in \u00a7 60.2-518<\/a> or 60.2-632<\/a> shall be deemed to be committed and venue<\/span> for the prosecution<\/span> shall lie in the county or city wherein the statement, representation, or nondisclosure originates or, alternatively, is received by the Commission. However, if a defendant<\/span> resides in this Commonwealth and the courthouse of the county or city in which he resides is more than 100 miles from the City of Richmond, venue<\/span> for such prosecution<\/span> shall lie in the city or county where he resides, and the offense<\/span> shall be prosecuted by the attorney for the Commonwealth for the city or county where the defendant<\/span> resides. If, in the opinion<\/span> of the Commission, the prosecution<\/span> should be conducted by the Office of the Attorney General<\/span>, that office, upon the request of the Commission, shall have authority to conduct or supervise such prosecution<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIMINAL CASES (\u00a7 60.2-119)\n\nAll criminal actions for violation of any provision of this title, or of any\nrules or regulations issued pursuant to this title, shall be prosecuted by the\nattorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the offense, or a\npart thereof, was committed, except that the offense set out in \u00a7 60.2-518 or\n60.2-632 shall be deemed to be committed and venue for the prosecution shall lie\nin the county or city wherein the statement, representation, or nondisclosure\noriginates or, alternatively, is received by the Commission. However, if a\ndefendant resides in this Commonwealth and the courthouse of the county or city\nin which he resides is more than 100 miles from the City of Richmond, venue for\nsuch prosecution shall lie in the city or county where he resides, and the\noffense shall be prosecuted by the attorney for the Commonwealth for the city or\ncounty where the defendant resides. If, in the opinion of the Commission, the\nprosecution should be conducted by the Office of the Attorney General, that\noffice, upon the request of the Commission, shall have authority to conduct or\nsupervise such prosecution.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 60-110; 1968, c. 738, \u00a7 60.1-127; 1972, c. 764; 1980, c.\n674; 1986, c. 480; 2005, c. 105; 2023, cc. 82, 83.","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}}