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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-264.15 — Discovery; methods of delivery
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 4.3: Discovery; Methods of Delivery, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-264.15
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.
A. In any circuit court, if discovery materials, as specified in Rule 3A:11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court, are requested by counsel of record for the accused, the Commonwealth shall provide a copy of such discovery unless such material is prohibited from being distributed by law.
B. In any district court in a case prosecuted by the attorney for the Commonwealth, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall provide to counsel of record for the accused, if requested, a copy of any relevant police report at least 10 days prior to the date the case is set for trial or preliminary hearing. Any police report provided pursuant to this subsection shall only be provided to counsel of record for the accused and disseminated to any of such counsel's agents or employees or an expert witness. Such report shall not be otherwise disseminated, including the creation of any reproduction or copy, except that the counsel of record for the accused may communicate the contents of such report to the accused. If such materials are requested by counsel of record for the accused for a preliminary hearing held in a district court, the circuit court shall order counsel of record to provide discovery to the attorney for the Commonwealth as provided in Rule 3A:11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court prior to trial of a felony offense in circuit court.
C. If at any time during the course of the proceedings it is brought to the attention of the court that the attorney for the Commonwealth has failed to comply with the provisions of this section, the court may order the Commonwealth to permit discovery or inspection, grant a continuance, or prohibit the Commonwealth from introducing evidence not disclosed, or the court may enter such other order as it deems just under the circumstances.
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