§ 19.2-244 Venue in general.
§ 19.2-245 Offenses committed without and made punishable within Commonwealth; embezzlement or larceny committed within Commonwealth; where prosecuted.
§ 19.2-245.01 Offenses involving reports or statements concerning cigarette sales or stamping.
§ 19.2-245.1 Forgery; where prosecuted.
§ 19.2-245.2 Tax offenses; where prosecuted.
§ 19.2-246 Injury inflicted by person within Commonwealth upon one outside Commonwealth.
§ 19.2-247 Venue in certain homicide cases.
§ 19.2-248 Venue when mortal wound, etc., inflicted in one county and death ensues in another.
§ 19.2-249 Offenses committed on boundary of two counties, two cities, or county and city, etc.; where prosecuted.
§ 19.2-249.1 Offenses committed within towns situated in two or more counties; where prosecuted.
§ 19.2-249.2 Venue for prosecution of computer and other crimes.
§ 19.2-250 How far jurisdiction of corporate authorities extends.
§ 19.2-251 When and how venue may be changed.
§ 19.2-252 Court ordering change of venue may admit accused to bail and recognize witnesses; remand of accused not admitted to bail.
§ 19.2-253 Procedure upon and after change of venue.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 19.2 > Chapter 15 > Article 2 - Venue.

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • inhabitants: means with reference to any county, city, town, political subdivision of the Commonwealth or any combination thereof, the natural persons in such county, city, town, political subdivision or combination as shown by the unadjusted United States decennial census last preceding the time at which any provision dependent upon population is being applied or the time as of which it is being construed. See Virginia Code 1-235
  • Judge: means any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of any court or any magistrate. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.