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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351102</law_id><section_number>18.2-517</section_number><catch_line>Venue for prosecution</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="13" identifier="13">Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>For the purposes of <span class="dictionary">venue</span>, any violation of this chapter shall be considered to have been committed in any county or city:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> In which any act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct that violates this chapter; <a id="paragraph-1307604" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-517/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> That is the principal place of the <span class="dictionary">enterprise</span> in the Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-1307605" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-517/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> In which any offender had control or <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of any <span class="dictionary">proceeds</span> of a violation of this chapter, or of any records, or any other <span class="dictionary">material</span> or <span class="dictionary">objects</span>, which were used in furtherance of a violation; <a id="paragraph-1307606" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-517/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> In which any offender resides; or <a id="paragraph-1307607" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-517/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Any place of <span class="dictionary">venue</span> under Article 2 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Venue in general" href="/19.2-244/">19.2-244</a> et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 19.2. <a id="paragraph-1307608" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-517/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2004, cc. 883, 996.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
