Code of Virginia - Title 19.2 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 13 Grand Juries

19.2-191 Functions of a grand jury
The functions of a grand jury are twofold: (1) To consider bills of indictment prepared by the attorney for the Commonwealth and to determine whether ...
19.2-192 Secrecy in grand jury proceedings
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every member of a regular or special grand jury shall keep secret all proceedings which occurred during sessions ...
19.2-192.1 Sealing of indictment
Upon ex parte motion by the Commonwealth and for good cause shown, the circuit court may seal an indictment until such time as the defendant ...
19.2-193 Number of regular grand juries
There shall be a regular grand jury at each term of the circuit court of each county and city, unless the court, on the motion ...
19.2-194 When and how grand jurors to be selected and summoned; lists to be delivered to clerk
The judge or judges regularly presiding in the circuit court of each county and city shall annually, in the month of June, July, or August, ...
19.2-195 Number and qualifications of grand jurors
A regular grand jury shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven persons. Each grand juror shall be a citizen of this ...
19.2-196 How deficiency of jurors supplied
If a sufficient number of grand jurors do not appear, the court may order the deficiency to be supplied from the bystanders or from a ...
19.2-197 Foreman of grand jury; oaths of jurors and witnesses
From among the persons summoned who attend the court shall select a foreman who shall be sworn as follows: "You shall diligently inquire, and true ...
19.2-198 When new foreman or juror may be sworn in
If the foreman or any grand juror, at any time after being sworn, fail or be unable to attend another may be sworn in his ...
19.2-199 Judge to charge grand jury
The grand jury, after being sworn, shall be charged by the judge of the court and shall then be sent to their room. In the ...
19.2-200 Duties of grand jury
The grand jury shall inquire of and present all felonies, misdemeanors and violations of penal laws committed within the jurisdiction of the respective courts wherein ...
19.2-201 Officers to give information of violation of penal laws to attorney for Commonwealth
Every commissioner of the revenue, sheriff, constable or other officer shall promptly give information of the violation of any penal law to the attorney for ...
19.2-202 How indictments found and presentment made
At least four of a regular grand jury must concur in finding or making an indictment or presentment. It may make a presentment or find ...
19.2-203 Indictments ignored may be sent to another grand jury; what irregularities not to vitiate indictmen...
Although a bill of indictment be returned not a true bill the same or another bill of indictment against the same person for the same ...
19.2-204 Penalties on officers and jurors for failure of duty
A court whose officer fails without good cause, when it is his duty, to summon a grand jury and return a list of its names ...
19.2-205 Pay and mileage of grand jurors
Every person who serves upon a grand jury, regular or special, shall receive the same compensation and mileage allowed jurors in civil cases by § ...
19.2-206 When impanelled
A. Special grand juries may be impanelled by a circuit court (i) at any time upon its own motion, (ii) upon recommendation of a minority ...
19.2-207 Composition of a special grand jury
Special grand juries shall consist of not less than seven and not more than 11 members, and shall be summoned from a list prepared by ...
19.2-208 Subpoena power of special grand jury
The special grand jury may subpoena persons to appear before it to testify and to produce specified records, papers, and documents or other tangible things, ...
19.2-209 Presence of counsel for a witness
Any witness appearing before a special grand jury shall have the right to have counsel of his own procurement present when he testifies. Such counsel ...
19.2-210 Presence of attorney for the Commonwealth
The attorney for the Commonwealth shall not be present at any time while the special grand jury is in session except that during the investigatory ...
19.2-211 Provision for special counsel and other personnel
At the request of the special grand jury, the court may designate special counsel to assist it in its work, and may also provide it ...
19.2-212 Provision for court reporter; use and disposition of notes, tapes and transcriptions
A. A court reporter shall be provided for a special grand jury to record, manually or electronically, and transcribe all oral testimony taken before a ...
19.2-213 Report by special grand jury; return of true bill
At the conclusion of its investigation and deliberation, a special grand jury impanelled by the court on its own motion or on recommendation of a ...
19.2-213.1 Discharge of special grand jury
If a special grand jury has not filed a report pursuant to § 19.2-213 within six months of its impanelling, the circuit court appointing it ...
19.2-214 Prosecutions resulting from report
Any bill of indictment for alleged criminal offenses, which may follow as a result of the report of the special grand jury, shall be prepared ...
19.2-215 Costs of special grand jury
All costs incurred for services provided by the court for a special grand jury shall be paid by the Commonwealth. (1975, c. 495.) ...
19.2-215.1 Functions of a multijurisdiction grand jury
The functions of a multijurisdiction grand jury are: 1. To investigate any condition that involves or tends to promote criminal violations of: a. Title 10.1 ...
19.2-215.2 Application for such grand jury
Provided the Attorney General has approved the application in writing prior to submission, application for a multi-jurisdiction grand jury may be made to the Supreme ...
19.2-215.3 When impaneled; impaneling order
Upon application by two or more attorneys for the Commonwealth, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or any justice designated by the Chief Justice, ...
19.2-215.4 Number and qualifications of jurors; grand jury list; when convened; compensation of juror...
A. A multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall consist of not less than seven nor more than 11 members. Each member of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall ...
19.2-215.5 Subpoena power; counsel for witness; oath
A multi-jurisdiction grand jury has statewide subpoena power and may subpoena persons to appear before it to testify or to produce evidence in the form ...
19.2-215.6 Role and presence of special counsel; examination of witnesses
Special counsel may be present during the investigatory stage of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury proceeding and may examine any witness who is called to testify ...
19.2-215.7 Warnings given to witnesses; when witness in contempt; use of testimony compelled after witness inv...
A. Every witness testifying before a multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall be warned by special counsel or by the foreman of the grand jury that he ...
19.2-215.8 Returning a "true bill" of indictment; jurisdiction to be set out
In order to return a "true bill" of indictment, a majority, but in no instance less than five, of the multi-jurisdiction grand jurors must concur ...
19.2-215.9 Court reporter provided; safekeeping of transcripts, notes, etc.; when disclosure permitted; acces...
A. A court reporter shall be provided for a multi-jurisdiction grand jury to record, manually or electronically, and transcribe all oral testimony taken before a ...
19.2-215.10 Participation by Office of Attorney General; assistance of special counsel permitted in certain pro...
Upon request by the applicants or upon motion to the presiding judge by special counsel, the Office of Attorney General may participate as special counsel ...
19.2-215.11 Discharge of grand jury
At any time during the original or extended term of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury, the presiding judge may discharge the grand jury if, in the ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009