Virginia § 19.2-203 - Indictments ignored may be sent to another grand jury; what irregularities not to vitiate indictment, etc
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§ 19.2-203. Indictments ignored may be sent to another grand jury; what irregularities not to vitiate indictment, etc
Although a bill of indictment be returned not a true bill the same or another bill of indictment against the same person for the same offense may be sent to, and acted on, by the same or another grand jury. No irregularity in the time or manner of selecting the jurors, or in the writ of venire facias, or in the manner of executing the same, shall vitiate any presentment, indictment or finding of a grand jury.
Code 1950, § 19.1-158; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-203 ("Indictments ignored may be sent to another grand jury; what irregularities not to vitiate indictment, etc") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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