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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 366; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1396031,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351487,"identifier":"19.2-248","token":"19.2\/15\/2\/19.2-248","url":"\/19.2-248\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-248\/","token":"19.2\/15\/2\/19.2-248","dublin_core":{"Title":"Venue when mortal wound, etc., inflicted in one county and death ensues in another","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-248","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If a mortal wound, or other violence or injury, be inflicted, or poison administered in one county or city, and death ensues therefrom in another county or city, the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> may be prosecuted in either.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVENUE WHEN MORTAL WOUND, ETC., INFLICTED IN ONE COUNTY AND DEATH ENSUES IN\nANOTHER (\u00a7 19.2-248)\n\nIf a mortal wound, or other violence or injury, be inflicted, or poison\nadministered in one county or city, and death ensues therefrom in another county\nor city, the offense may be prosecuted in either.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-223; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","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"}}