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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1966, chapter 677; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 2004, chapter 459<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":350292,"section_number":"18.2-122","catch_line":"Repealed","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-122\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1392589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350294,"identifier":"18.2-124","token":"18.2\/5\/5\/18.2-124","url":"\/18.2-124\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-124\/","token":"18.2\/5\/5\/18.2-124","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction over offenses committed in Capitol Square","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span> of the City of Richmond shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to try cases of offenses<\/span> committed in Capitol Square except as hereinafter provided. The district court<\/span> of the City of Richmond shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to try misdemeanor<\/span> cases arising under \u00a7 18.2-122<\/a>, and all other offenses<\/span> committed in the Capitol Square of which it would have jurisdiction<\/span> if committed within the corporate limits and jurisdiction<\/span> of the city; and the Capitol Police, or any member thereof, shall have the same authority to arrest<\/span> and to swear out warrants for offenses<\/span> committed on the Capitol Square as policemen of the City of Richmond have to arrest<\/span> or to swear out warrants for offenses<\/span> committed within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the city.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJURISDICTION OVER OFFENSES COMMITTED IN CAPITOL SQUARE (\u00a7 18.2-124)\n\nThe Circuit Court of the City of Richmond shall have jurisdiction to try cases\nof offenses committed in Capitol Square except as hereinafter provided. The\ndistrict court of the City of Richmond shall have jurisdiction to try\nmisdemeanor cases arising under \u00a7 18.2-122, and all other offenses committed in\nthe Capitol Square of which it would have jurisdiction if committed within the\ncorporate limits and jurisdiction of the city; and the Capitol Police, or any\nmember thereof, shall have the same authority to arrest and to swear out\nwarrants for offenses committed on the Capitol Square as policemen of the City\nof Richmond have to arrest or to swear out warrants for offenses committed\nwithin the jurisdiction of the city.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2.1-97; 1966, c. 677; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2004, c. 459.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}