Virginia Statutes
§ 19.2-218 — Preliminary hearing required for person arrested on charge of felony; waiver
Virginia § 19.2-218
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 14PRESENTMENTS, INDICTMENTS AND INFORMATIONS
Art. 1NECESSITY FOR INDICTMENT, ETC
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-218 (2026).
Text
No person who is arrested on a charge of felony shall be denied a preliminary hearing upon the question of whether there is reasonable ground to believe that he committed the offense and no indictment shall be returned in a court of record against any such person prior to such hearing unless such hearing is waived in writing by the accused.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 19.1-163.1; 1960, c. 389; 1975, c. 495.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 19.2-218, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/19.2-218.