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When a presentment or indictment is so made or found, the names of the grand jurors giving the information, or of the witnesses, shall be written at the foot of the presentment or indictment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263685,"text":"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 an indictment upon the information of two or more of its own body, or on the testimony of witnesses called on by the grand jury, or sent to it by the court. If only one of their number can testify as to an offense, he shall be sworn as any other witness. 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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, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":168753,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73260,"identifier":"19.2-202","token":"19.2\/13\/2\/19.2-202","url":"\/19.2-202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-202\/","token":"19.2\/13\/2\/19.2-202","dublin_core":{"Title":"How indictments found and presentment made","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>At least four of a regular <span class=\"dictionary\">grand jury<\/span> must concur in <span class=\"dictionary\">finding<\/span> or making an <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">presentment<\/span>. It may make a <span class=\"dictionary\">presentment<\/span> or find an <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span> upon the information of two or more of its own body, or on the <span class=\"dictionary\">testimony<\/span> of witnesses called on by the <span class=\"dictionary\">grand jury<\/span>, or sent to it by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>. If only one of their number can testify as to an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>, he shall be sworn as any other <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span>. When a <span class=\"dictionary\">presentment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span> is so made or found, the names of the grand jurors giving the information, or of the witnesses, shall be written at the foot of the <span class=\"dictionary\">presentment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW INDICTMENTS FOUND AND PRESENTMENT MADE (\u00a7 19.2-202)\n\nAt least four of a regular grand jury must concur in finding or making an\nindictment or presentment. It may make a presentment or find an indictment upon\nthe information of two or more of its own body, or on the testimony of witnesses\ncalled on by the grand jury, or sent to it by the court. If only one of their\nnumber can testify as to an offense, he shall be sworn as any other witness.\nWhen a presentment or indictment is so made or found, the names of the grand\njurors giving the information, or of the witnesses, shall be written at the foot\nof the presentment or indictment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-157; 1960, c. 366; 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}}