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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.8 — Closed preliminary hearings
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 7: Criminal Sexual Assault, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.8
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
In preliminary hearings for offenses charged under this article or under §§ 18.2-361 , 18.2-366 , 18.2-370 or § 18.2-370.1 , the court may, on its own motion or at the request of the Commonwealth, the complaining witness, the accused, or their counsel, exclude from the courtroom all persons except officers of the court and persons whose presence, in the judgment of the court, would be supportive of the complaining witness or the accused and would not impair the conduct of a fair hearing.
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