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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-192

Secrecy in grand jury proceedings

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 14 Va. App. 294 - Scott v. Commonwealth (1992)

Most recently applied in 14 Va. App. 294 - Scott v. Commonwealth (April 1992)

1975, c. 495; 2014, c. 389.

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.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.