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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68971</law_id><section_number>18.2-198.1</section_number><catch_line>Venue</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Crimes Involving Fraud</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Offenses Relating to Credit Cards</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Venue in general" href="/19.2-244/">19.2-244</a>, a <span class="dictionary">prosecution</span> for a violation of this article may be had in any county or city in which (i) any act in furtherance of the <span class="dictionary">crime</span> was committed; (ii) an <span class="dictionary">issuer</span> or <span class="dictionary">acquirer</span>, or an agent of either, sustained a financial loss as a result of the <span class="dictionary">offense</span>; or (iii) the <span class="dictionary">cardholder</span> resides. A <span class="dictionary">prosecution</span> for a violation of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Credit card theft" href="/18.2-192/">18.2-192</a> may be had in any county or city where a <span class="dictionary">credit card</span> number is used, is attempted to be used, or is possessed with <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to violate &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Credit card forgery" href="/18.2-193/">18.2-193</a>, <a class="law" title="Credit card fraud; conspiracy; penalties" href="/18.2-195/">18.2-195</a>, or <a class="law" title="Criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently obtained" href="/18.2-197/">18.2-197</a>.</p></section></text><history>1991, c. 546; 2008, c. 797; 2019, c. 177.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
