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2014 Virginia Code
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
§ 19.2-244. Venue in general
VA Code § 19.2-244 (2014) What's This?
Except as otherwise provided by law, the prosecution of a criminal case shall be had in the county or city in which the offense was committed. Except as to motions for a change of venue, all other questions of venue must be raised before verdict in cases tried by a jury and before the finding of guilty in cases tried by the court without a jury.
1975, c. 495.
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