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Venue<\/span> for any violation of this article may be had in the county or city where such crime<\/span> is alleged to have occurred or where any act in furtherance of an act prohibited by this article was committed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVENUE (\u00a7 18.2-46.8)\n\nVenue for any violation of this article may be had in the county or city where\nsuch crime is alleged to have occurred or where any act in furtherance of an act\nprohibited by this article was committed.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 588, 623.","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"}}