{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2406","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-2406","heading":"Jury of inquest; presentation of evidence","body":"The sheriff of the county or city shall summon and return 10 qualified jurors for the inquest, of whom at least seven shall be impaneled as a jury. They shall meet at the courthouse and sit in public and may be adjourned by the escheator from day to day. Every person competent to testify as a witness shall be required to give evidence openly in the presence of the jurors.Code 1919, § 494; Code 1950, § 55-173; 1977, c. 583; 1984, c. 315; 1990, c. 938; 1996, c. 551; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle V. Miscellaneous","Chapter 24. Escheats"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-2406/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"43a77d162c43a30865ba36a3357c0a65c18567cd22b193c89f98ed4b7e4386f9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2405","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-2407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}