Virginia § 19.2-204 Penalties on officers and jurors for failure of duty

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-204 — Penalties on officers and jurors for failure of duty

Virginia § 19.2-204

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 13GRAND JURIES

Art. 2REGULAR GRAND JURIES

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-204 (2026).

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A court whose officer fails without good cause, when it is his duty, to summon a grand jury and return a list of its names shall fine him twenty dollars. A person summoned and failing to attend a court as a grand juror shall be fined by the court not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars, unless, after being summoned to show cause against the fine, he gives a reasonable excuse for his failure.

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A court whose officer fails without good cause, when it is his duty, to summon a grand jury and return a list of its names shall fine him twenty dollars. A person summoned and failing to attend a court as a grand juror shall be fined by the court not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars, unless, after being summoned to show cause against the fine, he gives a reasonable excuse for his failure.