78579919.2-249.2Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Criminal ProcedureTrial And Its IncidentsVenueVenue for prosecution of computer and other crimes2005, cc. 746, 761, 827; 2015, c. 423.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-249.2/18.2-152.1Short title/18.2-152.1/18.2-386.1Unlawful creation of image of another; penalty/18.2-386.1//19.2-249.2/19.2/15/2/19.2-249.2For the purpose of venue, any violation of the Virginia Computer Crimes Act (§ 18.2-152.1 et seq.) or § 18.2-386.1 shall be considered to have been committed in any county or city:section1 In which any act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct that violated any provision listed above;section112 In which the owner has his principal place of business in the Commonwealth;section222 In which any offender had control or possession of any proceeds of the violation or of any books, records, documents, property, financial instrument, computer software, computer program, computer data, or other material or objects that were used in furtherance of the violation;section332 From which, to which, or through which any access to a computer or computer network was made whether by wires, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, optics or any other means of communication;section442 In which the offender resides; orsection552 In which any computer that is an object or an instrument of the violation is located at the time of the alleged offense.section662