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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351166</law_id><section_number>18.2-7</section_number><catch_line>Criminal act not to merge civil remedy</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="1" identifier="1">In General</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Construction and Definitions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The commission of a <span class="dictionary">crime</span> shall not <span class="dictionary">stay</span> or merge any civil remedy.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-7; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
