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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapters 366 and 467; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60278,"section_number":"19.2-191","catch_line":"Functions of a grand jury","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-191\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168741,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69742,"identifier":"19.2-199","token":"19.2\/13\/2\/19.2-199","url":"\/19.2-199\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-199\/","token":"19.2\/13\/2\/19.2-199","dublin_core":{"Title":"Judge to charge grand jury","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-199","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The grand jury<\/span>, after being sworn, shall be charged by the judge<\/span> of the court<\/span> and shall then be sent to their room. In the charge given by the court<\/span> to a regular grand jury<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall instruct it to advise the court<\/span> after their considerations of the bills of indictment<\/span> whether it desires to be impanelled as a special grand jury<\/span> to consider any matters provided for in subdivision (2) of \u00a7 19.2-191<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJUDGE TO CHARGE GRAND JURY (\u00a7 19.2-199)\n\nThe grand jury, after being sworn, shall be charged by the judge of the court\nand shall then be sent to their room. In the charge given by the court to a\nregular grand jury, the court shall instruct it to advise the court after their\nconsiderations of the bills of indictment whether it desires to be impanelled as\na special grand jury to consider any matters provided for in subdivision (2) of\n\u00a7 19.2-191.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-154; 1960, cc. 366, 467; 1975, c. 495.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}