Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-190.1 (2026)
Certification of ancillary misdemeanor offenses or traffic intractions
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Upon certification of any felony offense pursuant to this chapter, the court shall also certify any ancillary misdemeanor offense or traffic infraction to the clerk of the circuit court, provided that the attorney for the Commonwealth and the accused consent to such certification. Any misdemeanor offense or traffic infraction certified pursuant to this section shall proceed in the same manner as a misdemeanor appealed to circuit court pursuant to § 16.1-136.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2023 · leading case: Lee Antonio Turner v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 802 S.E.2d 814 (Va. Ct. App. 2017).
Lee Antonio Turner v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 802 S.E.2d 814 (Va. Ct. App. 2017). “the Augusta County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court certified the felony charge to the grand jury and, at the same time, certified the ancillary misdemeanor to the circuit court pursuant to Code § 19.2-190.1. On November 23, 2015, the grand jury indicted Turner for…”
Ashley Michelle Unger v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2023). “1-136 or certified as an ancillary misdemeanor under Code § 19.2-190.1. 4 The Commonwealth’s argument both on brief and at oral argument notwithstanding, Code § 16.”
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