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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351432</law_id><section_number>19.2-213</section_number><catch_line>Report by special grand jury; return of true bill</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>19.2-213.1</reference></referred_to_by><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="3" identifier="3">Special Grand Juries</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>At the conclusion of its investigation and deliberation, a special <span class="dictionary">grand jury</span> impanelled by the <span class="dictionary">court</span> on its own <span class="dictionary">motion</span> or on recommendation of a regular <span class="dictionary">grand jury</span> shall file a report of its <span class="dictionary">findings</span> with the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, including therein any recommendations that it may deem appropriate, after which it shall be discharged. Such report shall be <span class="dictionary">sealed</span> and not open to public inspection, other than by <span class="dictionary">order</span> of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>.</p><p>A majority, but not less than five, of the members of a special <span class="dictionary">grand jury</span> convened upon request of the attorney for the Commonwealth must concur in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to return a &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">true bill</span>&#x201D; of <span class="dictionary">indictment</span>. A &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">true bill</span>&#x201D; may be returned upon the <span class="dictionary">testimony</span> of, or <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> produced by, any <span class="dictionary">witness</span> who was called by the <span class="dictionary">grand jury</span>, upon <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> presented or sent to it.</p></section></text><history>1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 638; 2001, c. 4.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
