{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-30-9","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 30-9","heading":"Privilege of members for words spoken or written","body":"No member or former member of the General Assembly shall be arrested or imprisoned for or on account of any words spoken or written or any proceedings had in either house; but nothing herein shall in any respect restrict the power which each house of the General Assembly has over its respective members.Code 1919, § 302.","path":["Title 30. GENERAL ASSEMBLY","Chapter 1. GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND OFFICERS THEREOF"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/30-9/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:29Z","sha256":"8e8b7a8029b320f90aec47c5d4e6a1d34adcecdb8e0bc33eebf1aa09db0bd963","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-30-8","next":"us-va/va.-code-30-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}