Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-448 — Certain matters not to constitute defenses
Virginia § 18.2-448
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 10CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Art. 3BRIBERY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AND PARTY OFFICIALS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-448 (2026).
Text
It shall be no defense to any prosecution under § 18.2-447 that a person whom the actor sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason. Also it shall be no defense to a prosecution under § 18.2-447 that a resident of this Commonwealth charged with committing an act of bribery was temporarily absent from this Commonwealth at the time such act was committed.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-282.3; 1968, c. 552; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Virginia § 18.2-448, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-448.