                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NUMBER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS; GRAND JURY LIST; WHEN CONVENED;
COMPENSATION OF JURORS (§ 19.2-215.4)

A. A multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall consist of not less than seven nor more
than 11 members. Each member of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall be a
citizen of this Commonwealth, 18 years of age or older, and a resident of this
Commonwealth for one year and of one of the jurisdictions named in the
application for six months.

B. The presiding judge shall determine the number of grand jurors to be drawn
and shall draw them so that, to the extent practicable, each of the
jurisdictions named in the application is represented by at least one juror
residing in that jurisdiction, but in no event shall said panel have more than
11 members. The grand jurors shall be summoned from a list prepared by the
presiding judge. In the preparation of this list, the presiding judge shall
select only persons who have been selected as regular grand jurors pursuant to
the provisions of &#xA7; 19.2-194 in the jurisdiction named in the application.
Members of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall possess the same qualifications
as those prescribed for members of a regular grand jury, including indifference
in the cause.

C. The provisions of &#xA7; 19.2-192 dealing with secrecy in grand jury
proceedings are incorporated herein by reference.

D. The presiding judge shall determine the time, date and place within the
designated jurisdiction where the multi-jurisdiction grand jury is to be
convened. The presiding judge shall also appoint one of the grand jurors to
serve as foreman. Members of the multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall be
compensated according to the provisions of &#xA7; 19.2-205. The expense of a
multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall be borne by the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 543; 2008, c. 644.