CODE OF VIRGINIA TAX OFFENSES; WHERE PROSECUTED (ยง 19.2-245.2) If an offense involving tax, as defined in Title 58.1, is committed, that offense may be prosecuted in either any county or city where a false or fraudulent tax return, document, or statement was filed, or the county or city where the offender resides. However, venue shall not be in the City of Richmond solely because a false or fraudulent tax return, document or statement was filed directly with the Department of Taxation. HISTORY: 1990, c. 631.