Virginia § 19.2-192 Secrecy in grand jury proceedings

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-192 — Secrecy in grand jury proceedings

Virginia § 19.2-192

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 13GRAND JURIES

Art. 1IN GENERAL

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-192 (2026).

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every attorney for the Commonwealth, special counsel, sworn investigator, and member of a regular, special, or multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall keep secret all proceedings which occurred during sessions of the grand jury; provided, however, in a prosecution for perjury of a witness examined before a regular grand jury, a regular grand juror may be required by the court to testify as to the testimony given by such witness before the regular grand jury.

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every attorney for the Commonwealth, special counsel, sworn investigator, and member of a regular, special, or multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall keep secret all proceedings which occurred during sessions of the grand jury; provided, however, in a prosecution for perjury of a witness examined before a regular grand jury, a regular grand juror may be required by the court to testify as to the testimony given by such witness before the regular grand jury.