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HOUSE BILL NO. 119 Offered January 14, 2004 Prefiled December 23, 2003 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-46 of the Code of Virginia, relating to criminal venue in mob crime cases. ---------- Patrons-- Albo, Athey and Black ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18.2-46 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 18.2-46. Venue.

Jurisdiction of Venue for all actions and prosecutions under any of the provisions of this article shall be in the circuit court of the county or city wherein a lynching or other violation of any of the provisions of this article may have occurred, or of the county or city from which the person lynched or assaulted may have been taken as aforesaid.