{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-192","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-192","heading":"Secrecy in grand jury proceedings","body":"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.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 13. GRAND JURIES","Article 1. IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-192/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"a86af6e2d4c2993027fedaffeaba62e0315592efa5e27c92fda2df773c46292c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-191","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-192.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}