                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CRIMINAL CASES (§ 60.2-119)

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, or a
part thereof, was committed, except that the offense set out in § 60.2-518 or
60.2-632 shall be deemed to be committed and venue for the prosecution 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 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. If, in the opinion of the Commission, the
prosecution should be conducted by the Office of the Attorney General, that
office, upon the request of the Commission, shall have authority to conduct or
supervise such prosecution.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 60-110; 1968, c. 738, § 60.1-127; 1972, c. 764; 1980, c.
674; 1986, c. 480; 2005, c. 105; 2023, cc. 82, 83.