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In case the grand jury that brings in such presentment or indictment or the attorney for the Commonwealth who files such information fail to write the name of a complaining witness at the foot of the presentment, indictment or information, then the name of a complaining witness may be entered of record as such by the court on the motion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth at any time before the judgment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244965,"text":"In a prosecution for a misdemeanor the name and address of the complaining witness, if there be one, shall be written at the foot of the presentment, indictment or information when it is made, found or filed. 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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. 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In case the <span class=\"dictionary\">grand jury<\/span> that brings in such <span class=\"dictionary\">presentment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span> or the attorney for the Commonwealth who files such information fail to write the name of a complaining <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span> at the foot of the <span class=\"dictionary\">presentment<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">indictment<\/span> or information, then the name of a complaining <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span> may be entered of record as such by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> on the <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> or the attorney for the Commonwealth at any time before the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPLAINING WITNESS TO BE WRITTEN ON INDICTMENT, ETC., FOR\nMISDEMEANOR (\u00a7 19.2-228)\n\nIn a prosecution for a misdemeanor the name and address of the complaining\nwitness, if there be one, shall be written at the foot of the presentment,\nindictment or information when it is made, found or filed. In case the grand\njury that brings in such presentment or indictment or the attorney for the\nCommonwealth who files such information fail to write the name of a complaining\nwitness at the foot of the presentment, indictment or information, then the name\nof a complaining witness may be entered of record as such by the court on the\nmotion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth at any time before\nthe judgment.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-173; 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}}