Va. Code § 55.1-2406

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 55.1-2406 - Jury of inquest; presentation of evidence

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.

Added by Acts 2019 c. 712, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.