                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FUNCTIONS OF A MULTI-JURISDICTION GRAND JURY (§ 19.2-215.1)

The functions of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury are:

1. To investigate any condition that involves or tends to promote criminal
violations of:
			a. Title 10.1 for which punishment as a felony is authorized;			b. Section
13.1-520;			c. Sections 18.2-47 and 18.2-48;			d. Sections 18.2-111 and
18.2-112;			e. Article 6 (&#xA7; 18.2-59 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title
18.2;			f. Article 7.1 (&#xA7; 18.2-152.1 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title
18.2;			g. Article 1 (&#xA7; 18.2-247 et seq.) and Article 1.1 (&#xA7;
18.2-265.1 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2;			h. Article 1 (&#xA7; 18.2-325
et seq.) and Article 1.1:1 (&#xA7; 18.2-340.15 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title
18.2, Chapter 29 (&#xA7; 59.1-364 et seq.) of Title 59.1 or any other provision
prohibiting, limiting, regulating, or otherwise affecting gaming or gambling
activity;			i. Section 18.2-434, when violations occur before a
multi-jurisdiction grand jury;			j. Article 2 (&#xA7; 18.2-438 et seq.) and
Article 3 (&#xA7; 18.2-446 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 18.2;			k. Section
18.2-460 for which punishment as a felony is authorized;			l. Article 1.1
(&#xA7; 18.2-498.1 et seq.) of Chapter 12 of Title 18.2;			m. Article 1 (&#xA7;
32.1-310 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title 32.1;			n. Chapter 4.2 (&#xA7; 59.1-68.6
et seq.) of Title 59.1;			o. Article 9 (&#xA7; 3.2-6570 et seq.) of Chapter 65
of Title 3.2;			p. Article 1 (&#xA7; 18.2-30 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title
18.2;			q. Article 2.1 (&#xA7; 18.2-46.1 et seq.) and Article 2.2 (&#xA7;
18.2-46.4 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2;			r. Article 5 (&#xA7; 18.2-186
et seq.) and Article 6 (&#xA7; 18.2-191 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title
18.2;			s. Chapter 6.1 (&#xA7; 59.1-92.1 et seq.) of Title 59.1;			t. Section
18.2-178 where the violation involves insurance fraud;			u. Section 18.2-346.01,
18.2-348, or 18.2-349 for which punishment as a felony is authorized or &#xA7;
18.2-355, 18.2-356, 18.2-357, or 18.2-357.1;			v. Article 9 (&#xA7; 18.2-246.1
et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 18.2;			w. Article 2 (&#xA7; 18.2-38 et seq.) of
Chapter 4 of Title 18.2;			x. Malicious felonious assault and malicious bodily
wounding under Article 4 (&#xA7; 18.2-51 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title
18.2;			y. Article 5 (&#xA7; 18.2-58 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2;			z.
Felonious sexual assault under Article 7 (&#xA7; 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4
of Title 18.2;			aa. Arson in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-77 when the structure
burned was occupied or a Class 3 felony violation of &#xA7; 18.2-79;			ab.
Chapter 13 (&#xA7; 18.2-512 et seq.) of Title 18.2;			ac. Section 18.2-246.14
and Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 58.1-1000 et seq.) of Title 58.1;			ad. Subsection A or B
of &#xA7; 18.2-57 where the victim was selected because of his race, religious
conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or
national origin;			ae. Section 18.2-121 for which punishment as a felony is
authorized;			af. Article 5 (&#xA7; 18.2-420 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title
18.2;			ag. &#xA7;&#xA7; 18.2-178.1 and 18.2-178.2;			ah. &#xA7; 18.2-369;
and			ai. Any other provision of law when such condition is discovered in the
course of an investigation that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury is otherwise
authorized to undertake and to investigate any condition that involves or tends
to promote any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to violate the laws
enumerated in this section.

2. To report evidence of any criminal offense enumerated in subdivision 1 and
for which a court reporter has recorded all oral testimony as provided by &#xA7;
19.2-215.9 to the attorney for the Commonwealth or United States attorney of any
jurisdiction where such offense could be prosecuted or investigated, or to the
chief law-enforcement officer of any jurisdiction where such offense could be
prosecuted or investigated, or to a sworn investigator designated pursuant to
&#xA7; 19.2-215.6, or, when appropriate, to the Attorney General.

3. To consider bills of indictment prepared by a special counsel to determine
whether there is sufficient probable cause to return each such indictment as a
&#8220;true bill.&#8221; Only bills of indictment which allege an offense
enumerated in subdivision 1 may be submitted to a multi-jurisdiction grand jury.

4. The provisions of this section shall not abrogate the authority of an
attorney for the Commonwealth in a particular jurisdiction to determine the
course of a prosecution in that jurisdiction.

HISTORY: 1983, c. 543; 1991, c. 616; 1995, c. 552; 2000, c. 359; 2002, cc. 588,
623; 2004, cc. 396, 435; 2008, c. 704; 2009, c. 491; 2011, c. 504; 2013, cc. 83,
314, 459; 2014, cc. 389, 422, 534; 2015, cc. 690, 691; 2019, c. 617; 2020, c.
747; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 188; 2024, c. 397.