Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3127
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Venue
Official statutory text
Any prosecution for a violation involving an officer serving at the state level of government shall be brought in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond. Any prosecution for a violation involving an employee serving at the state level of government shall be within the jurisdiction in which the employee has his principal place of state employment.
Any proceeding provided in this chapter shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the county or city in which the violation occurs if the violation involves an officer or employee serving at the local level of government.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.24; 2001, c. 844 .
Any proceeding provided in this chapter shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the county or city in which the violation occurs if the violation involves an officer or employee serving at the local level of government.
1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.24; 2001, c. 844 .
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