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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-253 — Procedure upon and after change of venue

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2: Venue, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-253

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-253Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
The clerk of the court which orders a change of venue shall certify copies of the recognizances aforesaid and of the record of the case to the clerk of the court to which the case is removed, who shall thereupon issue a venire facias, directed to the officer of such court; and such court shall proceed with the case as if the prosecution had been originally therein; and for that purpose the certified copies aforesaid shall be sufficient.

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