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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 495 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. 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A <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span> for a <span class=\"dictionary\">bill of particulars<\/span> shall be made before a <span class=\"dictionary\">plea<\/span> is entered and at least seven days before the day fixed for <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> and the <span class=\"dictionary\">bill of particulars<\/span> shall be filed within such time as is fixed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBILL OF PARTICULARS (\u00a7 19.2-230)\n\nA court of record may direct the filing of a bill of particulars at any time\nbefore trial. A motion for a bill of particulars shall be made before a plea is\nentered and at least seven days before the day fixed for trial and the bill of\nparticulars shall be filed within such time as is fixed by the court.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}