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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-198.1 (2026)

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Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19.2-244, a prosecution for a violation of this article may be had in any county or city in which (i) any act in furtherance of the crime was committed; (ii) an issuer or acquirer, or an agent of either, or a gift card issuer or gift card holder, or an agent of either, sustained a financial loss as a result of the offense; or (iii) the cardholder or gift card holder resides. A prosecution for a violation of § 18.2-192 may be had in any county or city where a credit card number, gift card, or gift card redemption information is used, is attempted to be used, or is possessed with intent to violate § 18.2-193, 18.2-195, or 18.2-197.

1991, c. 546; 2008, c. 797; 2019, c. 177; 2026, cc. 196, 197.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 2007–2019 · leading case: Gheorghiu v. Commonwealth, 682 S.E.2d 50 (Va. Ct. App. 2009).
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Gheorghiu v. Commonwealth, 682 S.E.2d 50 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 50× “In Meeks , the Supreme Court considered Code § 18.2-198.1, which creates a specific exception to the general venue statute for the crime of credit card theft.”
Gheorghiu v. Com., 701 S.E.2d 407 (Va. 2010). · cites it 10× “3(D) because Gheorghiu possessed the identifying information in that county, and that possession of Kent's credit card number in Arlington County was an act in furtherance of credit card fraud satisfying the venue requirements of Code § 18.2-198.1 in case number CR06-449.”
Meeks v. Com., 651 S.E.2d 637 (Va. 2007). · cites it 4× “Code § 18.2-198.1 provides, in pertinent part, that "a prosecution for a violation of this article [for offenses relating to credit cards] may be had in any county or city in which (i) any act in furtherance of the crime was committed or (ii) an issuer or acquirer, or an agent…”
Kelso v. Com., 710 S.E.2d 470 (Va. 2011). · cites it 2× “, Code § 18.2-198.1 (offenses relating to credit cards, such as theft, forgery, fraud, and unauthorized possession); Code § 18.”
Gheorghiu v. Commonwealth, 671 S.E.2d 407 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 8× “In Meeks , the Supreme Court considered Code § 18.2-198.1, which creates a specific exception to the general venue statute for the crime of credit card theft.”
Ronnie Leon Bryant v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 16× “The Commonwealth argued that pursuant to Code § 18.2-198.1, venue for a credit card theft prosecution is appropriate wherever a credit card belonging to another is “used, attempted to be used, or possessed with the intent to use.”
Commonwealth v. Napier, 93 Va. Cir. 446 (Buchanan Cir. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “, Va. Code § 18.2-198.1 (offenses relating to credit cards, such as theft, forgery, fraud, and unauthorized possession); Va.”
Trang Chau v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “” 7 Here, appellant told Laughlin that she obtained the credit cards, Simcox testified that the Chase credit card was activated from appellant’s Loudoun County home, and Stack testified that the Discover Card credit card statements were sent to appellant’s Loudoun County home.”
GHEORGHIU v. Commonwealth, 53 Va. App. 519 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “In Meeks, the Supreme Court considered Code § 18.2-198.1, which creates a specific exception to the general venue statute for the crime of credit card theft.”
Mildred Baldwin v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “. .” In its assessment of the circumstances of the instant case, the trial court found, as a matter of fact, that appellant took the credit card purposely, as opposed to inadvertently, from the company’s offices in Alexandria, Virginia, when she was terminated from her…”
— Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-198.1(i) — 4 cases
Gheorghiu v. Commonwealth, 682 S.E.2d 50 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). “In Meeks , the Supreme Court considered Code § 18.2-198.1, which creates a specific exception to the general venue statute for the crime of credit card theft.”
Meeks v. Com., 651 S.E.2d 637 (Va. 2007). “Code § 18.2-198.1 provides, in pertinent part, that "a prosecution for a violation of this article [for offenses relating to credit cards] may be had in any county or city in which (i) any act in furtherance of the crime was committed or (ii) an issuer or acquirer, or an agent…”
Gheorghiu v. Commonwealth, 671 S.E.2d 407 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). “In Meeks , the Supreme Court considered Code § 18.2-198.1, which creates a specific exception to the general venue statute for the crime of credit card theft.”
GHEORGHIU v. Commonwealth, 53 Va. App. 519 (Va. Ct. App. 2009). “In Meeks, the Supreme Court considered Code § 18.2-198.1, which creates a specific exception to the general venue statute for the crime of credit card theft.”
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