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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 495 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 644<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1395777,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351424,"identifier":"19.2-207","token":"19.2\/13\/3\/19.2-207","url":"\/19.2-207\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-207\/","token":"19.2\/13\/3\/19.2-207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Composition of a special grand jury","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Special grand juries shall consist of not less than seven and not more than 11 members, and shall be summoned from a list prepared by the court. Members of a special grand jury<\/span> shall possess the same qualifications as those prescribed for members of a regular grand jury<\/span>, including indifferent in the cause to be conducted by the special grand jury<\/span>. In order<\/span> to determine a potential juror’s qualifications, the presiding judge<\/span> shall examine each juror individually and under oath<\/span>. He shall then certify in writing and not under seal that he has examined the members of the special grand jury<\/span> and has found that they are qualified and are impartial and disinterested in the subject matter and outcome of the investigation. The examination shall be recorded by a court reporter<\/span> and conducted pursuant to the requirements of secrecy provided for in this chapter. The court shall appoint one of the members as foreman<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPOSITION OF A SPECIAL GRAND JURY (\u00a7 19.2-207)\n\nSpecial grand juries shall consist of not less than seven and not more than 11\nmembers, and shall be summoned from a list prepared by the court. Members of a\nspecial grand jury shall possess the same qualifications as those prescribed for\nmembers of a regular grand jury, including indifferent in the cause to be\nconducted by the special grand jury. In order to determine a potential\njuror’s qualifications, the presiding judge shall examine each juror\nindividually and under oath. He shall then certify in writing and not under seal\nthat he has examined the members of the special grand jury and has found that\nthey are qualified and are impartial and disinterested in the subject matter and\noutcome of the investigation. The examination shall be recorded by a court\nreporter and conducted pursuant to the requirements of secrecy provided for in\nthis chapter. The court shall appoint one of the members as foreman.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 495; 2008, c. 644.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}