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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-368.19 — Definitions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 21.2: Profits from Crime, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-368.19
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.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise:
"Defendant" means any person who pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is found not guilty by reason of insanity with respect to a felony resulting in physical injury to or death of another person.
"Division" means the Division of Crime Victims' Compensation.
"Interested party" means the victim, the defendant, and any transferee of proceeds due the defendant under a contract, the person with whom the defendant has contracted, the prosecuting attorney for the Commonwealth, and the Division of Crime Victims' Compensation.
"Victim" means a person who suffers personal, physical, mental, emotional, or pecuniary loss as a direct result of a crime and includes the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the victim.
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