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2019 SESSION
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.