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Upon request of, and receipt of all necessary information from, the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel for the defendant, the court shall issue all necessary transportation orders for the transport of any defendant incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility to the court. If authorized by the court and upon receipt of all necessary information from the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel for the defendant, the clerk or deputy clerk may issue these orders on behalf of the court.\n\t\t\tTraffic infractions shall be docketed with misdemeanor cases.\n\t\t\tCases appealed from the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall not be placed on the criminal docket except for cases involving criminal offenses committed by adults as provided in § 16.1-302. Cases transferred to a circuit court from a juvenile and domestic relations district court pursuant to Article 7 (§ 16.1-269.1 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 shall be docketed as provided in this section upon return of a true bill of indictment by the grand jury.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278181,"text":"Before every term of any court in which criminal cases are to be tried the clerk of the court shall make out a separate docket of criminal cases then pending, in the following order, numbering the same:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":278182,"text":"Felony cases;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":278183,"text":"Misdemeanor cases.\n\t\t\tHe shall docket all felony cases in the order in which the indictments are found and all misdemeanor cases in the order in which the presentments or indictments are found or informations are filed or appeals are allowed by magistrates and as soon as any presentments or indictments are made at a term of court he shall forthwith docket the same in the order required above. Upon request of, and receipt of all necessary information from, the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel for the defendant, the court shall issue all necessary transportation orders for the transport of any defendant incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility to the court. If authorized by the court and upon receipt of all necessary information from the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel for the defendant, the clerk or deputy clerk may issue these orders on behalf of the court.\n\t\t\tTraffic infractions shall be docketed with misdemeanor cases.\n\t\t\tCases appealed from the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall not be placed on the criminal docket except for cases involving criminal offenses committed by adults as provided in § 16.1-302. Cases transferred to a circuit court from a juvenile and domestic relations district court pursuant to Article 7 (§ 16.1-269.1 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 shall be docketed as provided in this section upon return of a true bill of indictment by the grand jury.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15177,"edition_id":1,"name":"Jurisdiction","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12803,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:43","permalink":{"id":168977,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15177,"identifier":"1","token":"19.2\/15\/1","url":"\/19.2\/15\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12803,"edition_id":1,"name":"Trial and Its Incidents","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168975,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12803,"identifier":"15","token":"19.2\/15","url":"\/19.2\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69122,"structure_id":15177,"section_number":"19.2-239","catch_line":"Jurisdiction in criminal cases","url":"\/19.2-239\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-239","metadata":false},{"id":77544,"structure_id":15177,"section_number":"19.2-240","catch_line":"Clerks shall make out criminal docket; transportation orders","url":"\/19.2-240\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-240","metadata":false},{"id":71478,"structure_id":15177,"section_number":"19.2-241","catch_line":"Time within which court to set criminal cases for trial","url":"\/19.2-241\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-241","metadata":false},{"id":70632,"structure_id":15177,"section_number":"19.2-242","catch_line":"Accused discharged from jail if not indicted in time","url":"\/19.2-242\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-242","metadata":false},{"id":57795,"structure_id":15177,"section_number":"19.2-243","catch_line":"Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; misdemeanors; exceptions","url":"\/19.2-243\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-243","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69122,"structure_id":15177,"section_number":"19.2-239","catch_line":"Jurisdiction in criminal cases","url":"\/19.2-239\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-239","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":71478,"structure_id":15177,"section_number":"19.2-241","catch_line":"Time within which court to set criminal cases for trial","url":"\/19.2-241\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-241","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-240\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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; in 1977, chapter 585; in 1990, chapter 258; in 1994, chapters 859<\/a> and 949<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 479<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66829,"section_number":"16.1-269.1","catch_line":"Trial in circuit court; preliminary hearing; direct indictment; remand","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-269.1\/"},{"id":64090,"section_number":"16.1-302","catch_line":"Dockets, indices, and order books; when hearings and records private; right to public hearing; presence of juvenile in court","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-302\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168983,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77544,"identifier":"19.2-240","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-240","url":"\/19.2-240\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-240\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-240","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clerks shall make out criminal docket; transportation orders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-240","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Before every term of any court<\/span> in which criminal cases are to be tried the clerk of the court<\/span> shall make out a separate docket<\/span> of criminal cases then pending, in the following order<\/span>, numbering the same:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Felony<\/span> cases; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Misdemeanor<\/span> cases.\n\t\t\tHe shall docket<\/span> all felony<\/span> cases in the order<\/span> in which the indictments<\/span> are found and all misdemeanor<\/span> cases in the order<\/span> in which the presentments<\/span> or indictments<\/span> are found or informations are filed or appeals<\/span> are allowed by magistrates<\/span> and as soon as any presentments<\/span> or indictments<\/span> are made at a term of court<\/span> he shall forthwith docket<\/span> the same in the order<\/span> required above. Upon request of, and receipt of all necessary information from, the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel<\/span> for the defendant<\/span>, the court<\/span> shall issue<\/span> all necessary transportation orders<\/span> for the transport of any defendant<\/span> incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility to the court<\/span>. If authorized by the court<\/span> and upon receipt of all necessary information from the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel<\/span> for the defendant<\/span>, the clerk or deputy clerk may issue<\/span> these orders<\/span> on behalf of the court<\/span>.\n\t\t\tTraffic infractions shall be docketed with misdemeanor<\/span> cases.\n\t\t\tCases appealed from the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> shall not be placed on the criminal docket<\/span> except for cases involving criminal offenses<\/span> committed by adults as provided in § 16.1-302<\/a>. Cases transferred to a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> from a juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> pursuant to Article 7 (§ 16.1-269.1<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 shall be docketed as provided in this section upon return of a true bill of indictment<\/span> by the grand jury<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLERKS SHALL MAKE OUT CRIMINAL DOCKET; TRANSPORTATION ORDERS (\u00a7 19.2-240)\n\nBefore every term of any court in which criminal cases are to be tried the clerk\nof the court shall make out a separate docket of criminal cases then pending, in\nthe following order, numbering the same:\n\n1. Felony cases;\n\n2. Misdemeanor cases.\n\t\t\tHe shall docket all felony cases in the order in which the indictments are\nfound and all misdemeanor cases in the order in which the presentments or\nindictments are found or informations are filed or appeals are allowed by\nmagistrates and as soon as any presentments or indictments are made at a term of\ncourt he shall forthwith docket the same in the order required above. Upon\nrequest of, and receipt of all necessary information from, the attorney for the\nCommonwealth or counsel for the defendant, the court shall issue all necessary\ntransportation orders for the transport of any defendant incarcerated in a state\nor local correctional facility to the court. If authorized by the court and upon\nreceipt of all necessary information from the attorney for the Commonwealth or\ncounsel for the defendant, the clerk or deputy clerk may issue these orders on\nbehalf of the court.\n\t\t\tTraffic infractions shall be docketed with misdemeanor cases.\n\t\t\tCases appealed from the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall\nnot be placed on the criminal docket except for cases involving criminal\noffenses committed by adults as provided in § 16.1-302. Cases transferred\nto a circuit court from a juvenile and domestic relations district court\npursuant to Article 7 (§ 16.1-269.1 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1\nshall be docketed as provided in this section upon return of a true bill of\nindictment by the grand jury.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-189; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1977, c. 585; 1990,\nc. 258; 1994, cc. 859, 949; 2017, c. 479.","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}}