{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-263.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-263.2","heading":"Jury instructions","body":"A proposed jury instruction submitted by a party, which constitutes an accurate statement of the law applicable to the case, shall not be withheld from the jury solely for its nonconformance with model jury instructions.1992, c. 522.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 15. TRIAL AND ITS INCIDENTS","Article 4. TRIAL BY JURY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-263.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"3a0a64856ec765bfc6d41fcc234f687a6c7994140cb9a35773b57cc245d9c630","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-263.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-263.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}