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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 2001, chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1395789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351428,"identifier":"19.2-210","token":"19.2\/13\/3\/19.2-210","url":"\/19.2-210\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-210\/","token":"19.2\/13\/3\/19.2-210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Presence of attorney for the Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall not be present at any time while the special grand jury<\/span> is in session except that during the investigatory stage of its proceedings he may be present. When the special grand jury<\/span> is impanelled upon motion<\/span> of the court<\/span> or recommendation of a regular grand jury<\/span>, he may be present during the investigatory stage only when his presence is requested by the special grand jury<\/span> and may interrogate witnesses provided the special grand jury<\/span> requests or consents to such interrogation<\/span>. When the special grand jury<\/span> was impanelled upon his request, he may examine any witness<\/span> called to testify or produce evidence<\/span>, but his examination of a witness<\/span> shall in no way affect the right of any grand juror to examine the witness<\/span>.<\/p>

The attorney for the Commonwealth shall not be present during or after the investigative stage of the proceedings at any time while the special grand jury<\/span> is discussing, evaluating or considering the testimony<\/span> of a witness<\/span> or is deliberating in order<\/span> to reach decisions or prepare its report, except that he may be present when his legal advice is requested by the special grand jury<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRESENCE OF ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 19.2-210)\n\nThe attorney for the Commonwealth shall not be present at any time while the\nspecial grand jury is in session except that during the investigatory stage of\nits proceedings he may be present. When the special grand jury is impanelled\nupon motion of the court or recommendation of a regular grand jury, he may be\npresent during the investigatory stage only when his presence is requested by\nthe special grand jury and may interrogate witnesses provided the special grand\njury requests or consents to such interrogation. When the special grand jury was\nimpanelled upon his request, he may examine any witness called to testify or\nproduce evidence, but his examination of a witness shall in no way affect the\nright of any grand juror to examine the witness.\n\nThe attorney for the Commonwealth shall not be present during or after the\ninvestigative stage of the proceedings at any time while the special grand jury\nis discussing, evaluating or considering the testimony of a witness or is\ndeliberating in order to reach decisions or prepare its report, except that he\nmay be present when his legal advice is requested by the special grand jury.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 495; 2001, c. 4.","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"}}