Bill Text: VA HB2484 | 2019 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Credit cards; offenses, venue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0177) [HB2484 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB2484-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-198.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-198.1. Venue.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §19.2-244, a prosecution
for a violation of this article may be had in any county or city in which (i)
any act in furtherance of the crime was committed or; (ii) an
issuer or acquirer, or an agent of either, sustained a financial loss as a
result of the offense; or (iii) the cardholder resides. A prosecution
for a violation of §18.2-192 may be had in any county or city where a credit
card number is used, is attempted to be used, or is possessed with intent to
violate §18.2-193, 18.2-195, or 18.2-197.
