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It has been modified 2 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 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1391821,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350859,"identifier":"18.2-37","token":"18.2\/4\/1\/18.2-37","url":"\/18.2-37\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-37\/","token":"18.2\/4\/1\/18.2-37","dublin_core":{"Title":"How and where homicide prosecuted and punished if death occur without the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-37","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any person be stricken or poisoned in this Commonwealth, and die by reason thereof out of this Commonwealth, the offender shall be as guilty, and shall be prosecuted and punished, as if the death had occurred in the county or corporation in which the stroke or poison was given or administered.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW AND WHERE HOMICIDE PROSECUTED AND PUNISHED IF DEATH OCCUR WITHOUT THE\nCOMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 18.2-37)\n\nIf any person be stricken or poisoned in this Commonwealth, and die by reason\nthereof out of this Commonwealth, the offender shall be as guilty, and shall be\nprosecuted and punished, as if the death had occurred in the county or\ncorporation in which the stroke or poison was given or administered.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-26; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","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"}}