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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-249 — Offenses committed on boundary of two counties, two cities, or county and city, etc.; where prosecuted
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 2: Venue, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-249
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
An offense committed on the boundary of two counties, or on the boundary of two cities, or on the boundary of a county and city, or within 300 yards thereof, may be alleged to have been committed, and may be prosecuted and punished, in either county, in either city, or the county or city, and any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other police officer shall have jurisdiction to make arrests and preserve the peace for a like distance on either side of the boundary line between such counties, such cities, or such county and city.
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