{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-7","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-7","heading":"Criminal act not to merge civil remedy","body":"The commission of a crime shall not stay or merge any civil remedy.Code 1950, § 18.1-7; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 1. IN GENERAL","Article 2. CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-7/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"b1046961e2e8c91e64d45082eb2c899123dc8020a9efbf21885da71e00812c47","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-6","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}