Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; venue. Provides that, in addition to the county or city in which any act was performed in furtherance of the offense or the accused resided at the time of the offense, venue for the trial of an accused charged with financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult may be in any county or city in which (i) the vulnerable adult resides or resided at the time of the offense or (ii) the vulnerable adult sustained a financial loss as a result of the offense. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.

Statutes affected:
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100603D: 18.2-178.1
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1223ER): 18.2-178.1
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330): 18.2-178.1