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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. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1977, chapter 624.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80937,"section_number":"18.2-268.4","catch_line":"Trial and appeal for refusal","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.4\/"},{"id":86290,"section_number":"3.2-6540","catch_line":"Dangerous dogs; investigation, summons, and hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6540\/"},{"id":82525,"section_number":"3.2-6540.1","catch_line":"Vicious dogs; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6540.1\/"},{"id":55376,"section_number":"3.2-6569","catch_line":"Seizure and impoundment of animals; notice and hearing; disposition of animal; disposition of proceeds upon sale","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6569\/"},{"id":55736,"section_number":"46.2-341.20:7","catch_line":"Possession of marijuana in commercial motor vehicle unlawful; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.20_7\/"},{"id":67575,"section_number":"46.2-341.26:4","catch_line":"Appeal and trial; sanctions for refusal; procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.26_4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59502,"section_number":"8.01-336","catch_line":"Jury trial of right; waiver of jury trial; court-ordered jury trial; trial by jury of plea in equity; equitable claim","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-336\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60834,"identifier":"19.2-260","token":"19.2\/15\/4\/19.2-260","url":"\/19.2-260\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-260\/","token":"19.2\/15\/4\/19.2-260","dublin_core":{"Title":"Provisions of Title 8.01 apply except as provided in this article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-260","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except as otherwise provided in this article, <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> by <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> in criminal cases shall be regulated as provided for in Chapter 11 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Jury trial of right; waiver of jury trial; court-ordered jury trial; trial by jury of plea in equity; equitable claim\" href=\"\/8.01-336\/\">8.01-336<\/a> et seq.) of Title 8.01.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVISIONS OF TITLE 8.01 APPLY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE (\u00a7 19.2-260)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this article, trial by jury in criminal cases\nshall be regulated as provided for in Chapter 11 (\u00a7 8.01-336 et seq.) of Title\n8.01.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 495; 1977, c. 624.","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}}