Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-192 (2026)
Secrecy in grand jury proceedings
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every attorney for the Commonwealth, special counsel, sworn investigator, and member of a regular, special, or multi-jurisdiction grand jury shall keep secret all proceedings which occurred during sessions of the grand jury; provided, however, in a prosecution for perjury of a witness examined before a regular grand jury, a regular grand juror may be required by the court to testify as to the testimony given by such witness before the regular grand jury.
1975, c. 495; 2014, c. 389.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1992–2000 · leading case: Scott v. Commonwealth, 416 S.E.2d 47 (Va. Ct. App. 1992).
Scott v. Commonwealth, 416 S.E.2d 47 (Va. Ct. App. 1992). “See Code §§ 19.2-192, -201, -202, -208, -209, -212, -215.”
Norman Lynwood Haley v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 2023984 (Va. Ct. App. Jan. 18, 2000). “Appellant's failure to object to the admission of the prior conviction orders cured any alleged defects in the indictment.”
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