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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351406</law_id><section_number>19.2-192.1</section_number><catch_line>Sealing of indictment</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="54" identifier="19.2">Criminal Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="17" identifier="13">Grand Juries</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Upon <span class="dictionary">ex parte</span> <span class="dictionary">motion</span> by the Commonwealth and for good cause shown, the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> may seal an <span class="dictionary">indictment</span> until such time as the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> is arrested.</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 130.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
