{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-239","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-239","heading":"Jurisdiction in criminal cases","body":"The circuit courts, except where otherwise provided, shall have exclusive original jurisdiction for the trial of all presentments, indictments and informations for offenses committed within their respective circuits.Code 1950, § 19.1-187; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 15. TRIAL AND ITS INCIDENTS","Article 1. JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-239/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"1e9e042fafcb73434501e65a13b7b4983cdbdc369a254fd0ec2801f42670e4f4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-238","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}