Jury of inquest; presentation of evidence
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Virginia Code › Title 55.1 › Subtitle V › Chapter 24 › Section 55.1-2406
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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 .
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