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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>351522</law_id><section_number>19.2-265.3</section_number><catch_line>Nolle prosequi; discretion of court upon good cause shown</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="19" identifier="15">Trial and Its Incidents</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="5">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p><span class="dictionary">Nolle prosequi</span> shall be entered only in the discretion of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, upon <span class="dictionary">motion</span> of the Commonwealth with good cause therefor shown.</p></section></text><history>1979, c. 641.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
