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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. 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Such <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span> shall have the right to consult with and advise the <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span> during his examination, but shall not have the right to conduct an examination of his own of the <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRESENCE OF COUNSEL FOR A WITNESS (\u00a7 19.2-209)\n\nAny witness appearing before a special grand jury shall have the right to have\ncounsel of his own procurement present when he testifies. Such counsel shall\nhave the right to consult with and advise the witness during his examination,\nbut shall not have the right to conduct an examination of his own of the\nwitness.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 495.","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"}}