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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 14 - Presentments, Indictments and Informations
§ 19.2-218. Preliminary hearing required for person arrested on charge of felony; waiver
Universal Citation: VA Code § 19.2-218 (2018)
No person who is arrested on a charge of felony shall be denied a preliminary hearing upon the question of whether there is reasonable ground to believe that he committed the offense and no indictment shall be returned in a court of record against any such person prior to such hearing unless such hearing is waived in writing by the accused.
Code 1950, ยง 19.1-163.1; 1960, c. 389; 1975, c. 495.
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