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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 637<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398413,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351292,"identifier":"19.2-152.11","token":"19.2\/9.1\/19.2-152.11","url":"\/19.2-152.11\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-152.11\/","token":"19.2\/9.1\/19.2-152.11","dublin_core":{"Title":"Venue for protective orders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-152.11","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Proceedings in which a protective order<\/span> is sought pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced where (i) either party<\/span> has his principal residence; (ii) the act of violence, force, or threat<\/span> by the respondent against the petitioner occurred; or (iii) a protective order<\/span> was issued if, at the time the proceeding is commenced, the order<\/span> is in effect to protect the petitioner or a family or household member of the petitioner.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVENUE FOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS (\u00a7 19.2-152.11)\n\nProceedings in which a protective order is sought pursuant to this chapter shall\nbe commenced where (i) either party has his principal residence; (ii) the act of\nviolence, force, or threat by the respondent against the petitioner occurred; or\n(iii) a protective order was issued if, at the time the proceeding is commenced,\nthe order is in effect to protect the petitioner or a family or household member\nof the petitioner.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 637.","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"}}