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The application shall be in writing and shall state (i) which jurisdictions will be involved in the original scope of the investigation, (ii) in which jurisdiction it is requested that the multi-jurisdiction grand jury be convened, (iii) the name or names of the attorneys for the Commonwealth or their assistants who will serve as special counsel to the grand jury, (iv) the name of the attorney who shall direct the grand jury proceedings. The presiding judge may extend or limit the jurisdictional territory of the investigation, for good cause shown, upon the motion of a grand jury already convened. Notice of every such application shall be given to the attorneys for the Commonwealth in the jurisdictions named in the application and, if the original scope of the investigation is extended into other jurisdictions, notice of such extension shall be given to the attorneys for the Commonwealth in the jurisdictions into which the investigation is extended.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297811,"text":"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 Court of Virginia by two or more attorneys for the Commonwealth from jurisdictions which would be within the original scope of the investigation. 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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 543 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":168829,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83099,"identifier":"19.2-215.2","token":"19.2\/13\/4\/19.2-215.2","url":"\/19.2-215.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-215.2\/","token":"19.2\/13\/4\/19.2-215.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for such grand jury","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-215.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Provided the Attorney General<\/span> has approved the application in writing prior to submission, application for a multi-jurisdiction<\/span> grand jury<\/span> may be made to the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia by two or more attorneys for the Commonwealth from jurisdictions<\/span> which would be within the original scope of the investigation. The application shall be in writing and shall state (i) which jurisdictions<\/span> will be involved in the original scope of the investigation, (ii) in which jurisdiction<\/span> it is requested that the multi-jurisdiction<\/span> grand jury<\/span> be convened, (iii) the name or names of the attorneys for the Commonwealth or their assistants who will serve as special counsel<\/span> to the grand jury<\/span>, (iv) the name of the attorney who shall direct the grand jury<\/span> proceedings. The presiding judge<\/span> may extend or limit the jurisdictional territory of the investigation, for good cause shown, upon the motion<\/span> of a grand jury<\/span> already convened. Notice of every such application shall be given to the attorneys for the Commonwealth in the jurisdictions<\/span> named in the application and, if the original scope of the investigation is extended into other jurisdictions<\/span>, notice of such extension shall be given to the attorneys for the Commonwealth in the jurisdictions<\/span> into which the investigation is extended.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR SUCH GRAND JURY (\u00a7 19.2-215.2)\n\nProvided the Attorney General has approved the application in writing prior to\nsubmission, application for a multi-jurisdiction grand jury may be made to the\nSupreme Court of Virginia by two or more attorneys for the Commonwealth from\njurisdictions which would be within the original scope of the investigation. The\napplication shall be in writing and shall state (i) which jurisdictions will be\ninvolved in the original scope of the investigation, (ii) in which jurisdiction\nit is requested that the multi-jurisdiction grand jury be convened, (iii) the\nname or names of the attorneys for the Commonwealth or their assistants who will\nserve as special counsel to the grand jury, (iv) the name of the attorney who\nshall direct the grand jury proceedings. The presiding judge may extend or limit\nthe jurisdictional territory of the investigation, for good cause shown, upon\nthe motion of a grand jury already convened. Notice of every such application\nshall be given to the attorneys for the Commonwealth in the jurisdictions named\nin the application and, if the original scope of the investigation is extended\ninto other jurisdictions, notice of such extension shall be given to the\nattorneys for the Commonwealth in the jurisdictions into which the investigation\nis extended.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 543.","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}}