Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-261 — Charging grand jury in presence of person selected as juror

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 4: Trial by Jury, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-261

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-261Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

The court shall not charge the grand jury in the presence of any person selected as a juror to try any person indicted by the said grand jury. A violation of this provision shall constitute reversible error in any criminal case tried by a jury composed of one or more such veniremen.

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