{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-265.3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-265.3","heading":"Nolle prosequi; discretion of court upon good cause shown","body":"Nolle prosequi shall be entered only in the discretion of the court, upon motion of the Commonwealth with good cause therefor shown.1979, c. 641.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 15. TRIAL AND ITS INCIDENTS","Article 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-265.3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"7ccc453122754474920c2d43ed218c15242d4943ebdbd880719d0585c7bec4ef","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-265.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-265.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}