                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EFFECT OF REPEAL OF TITLE 19.1 AND ENACTMENT OF THIS TITLE (§ 19.2-2)

The repeal of Title 19.1 effective as of October 1, 1975, shall not affect any
act or offense done or committed, or any penalty or forfeiture incurred, or any
right established, accrued, or accruing on or before such date, or any
prosecution, suit or action pending on that day. Except as herein otherwise
provided, neither the repeal of Title 19.1 nor the enactment of this title shall
apply to offenses committed prior to October 1, 1975, and prosecutions for such
offenses shall be governed by the prior law, which is continued in effect for
that purpose. For the purposes of this section, an offense was committed prior
to October 1, 1975, if any of the essential elements of the offense occurred
prior thereto.

HISTORY: 1975, c. 495.