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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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1978, chapter 638; in 2001, chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":351431,"section_number":"19.2-213.1","catch_line":"Discharge of special grand jury","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-213.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1395801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":351432,"identifier":"19.2-213","token":"19.2\/13\/3\/19.2-213","url":"\/19.2-213\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-213\/","token":"19.2\/13\/3\/19.2-213","dublin_core":{"Title":"Report by special grand jury; return of true bill","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-213","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At the conclusion of its investigation and deliberation, a special grand jury<\/span> impanelled by the court<\/span> on its own motion<\/span> or on recommendation of a regular grand jury<\/span> shall file a report of its findings<\/span> with the court<\/span>, including therein any recommendations that it may deem appropriate, after which it shall be discharged. Such report shall be sealed<\/span> and not open to public inspection, other than by order<\/span> of the court<\/span>.<\/p>

A majority, but not less than five, of the members of a special grand jury<\/span> convened upon request of the attorney for the Commonwealth must concur in order<\/span> to return a “true bill<\/span>” of indictment<\/span>. A “true bill<\/span>” may be returned upon the testimony<\/span> of, or evidence<\/span> produced by, any witness<\/span> who was called by the grand jury<\/span>, upon evidence<\/span> presented or sent to it.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORT BY SPECIAL GRAND JURY; RETURN OF TRUE BILL (\u00a7 19.2-213)\n\nAt the conclusion of its investigation and deliberation, a special grand jury\nimpanelled by the court on its own motion or on recommendation of a regular\ngrand jury shall file a report of its findings with the court, including therein\nany recommendations that it may deem appropriate, after which it shall be\ndischarged. Such report shall be sealed and not open to public inspection, other\nthan by order of the court.\n\nA majority, but not less than five, of the members of a special grand jury\nconvened upon request of the attorney for the Commonwealth must concur in order\nto return a “true bill” of indictment. A “true bill” may\nbe returned upon the testimony of, or evidence produced by, any witness who was\ncalled by the grand jury, upon evidence presented or sent to it.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 638; 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"}}