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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1972, chapter 705; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1977, chapter 585; in 1978, chapter 410.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59197,"section_number":"16.1-345.6","catch_line":"Appeal of final order","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-345.6\/"},{"id":76381,"section_number":"32.1-48.04","catch_line":"Isolation hearing; conditions; order for isolation; right to appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-48.04\/"},{"id":75804,"section_number":"37.2-821","catch_line":"Appeal of involuntary admission or certification order","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-821\/"},{"id":67532,"section_number":"53.1-40.4","catch_line":"Appeal of order authorizing involuntary admission","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57795,"section_number":"19.2-243","catch_line":"Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; misdemeanors; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-243\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168987,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71478,"identifier":"19.2-241","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-241","url":"\/19.2-241\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-241\/","token":"19.2\/15\/1\/19.2-241","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time within which court to set criminal cases for trial","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-241","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The judge<\/span> of each circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall fix a day of his court<\/span> when the trial<\/span> of criminal cases will commence, and may make such general or special order<\/span> in reference thereto, and to the summoning of witnesses, as may seem proper, but all criminal cases shall be disposed of before civil cases, unless the court<\/span> shall direct otherwise.\n\t\tWhen an indictment<\/span> is found against a person for felony<\/span> or when an appeal<\/span> has been perfected from the conviction<\/span> of a misdemeanor<\/span> or traffic infraction, the accused<\/span>, if in custody<\/span>, or if he appear according to his recognizance<\/span>, may be tried at the same term and shall be tried within the time limits fixed in \u00a7 19.2-243<\/a>; provided that no trial<\/span> shall be held on the first day of the term unless it be with consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth and the accused<\/span> and his attorney.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIME WITHIN WHICH COURT TO SET CRIMINAL CASES FOR TRIAL (\u00a7 19.2-241)\n\nThe judge of each circuit court shall fix a day of his court when the trial of\ncriminal cases will commence, and may make such general or special order in\nreference thereto, and to the summoning of witnesses, as may seem proper, but\nall criminal cases shall be disposed of before civil cases, unless the court\nshall direct otherwise.\n\t\tWhen an indictment is found against a person for felony or when an appeal has\nbeen perfected from the conviction of a misdemeanor or traffic infraction, the\naccused, if in custody, or if he appear according to his recognizance, may be\ntried at the same term and shall be tried within the time limits fixed in \u00a7\n19.2-243; provided that no trial shall be held on the first day of the term\nunless it be with consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth and the accused\nand his attorney.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 19.1-188 through 19.1-190; 1960, c. 366; 1972, c. 705;\n1975, c. 495; 1977, c. 585; 1978, c. 410.","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}}