Form and Requisites

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Form and Requisites.” It is part of Chapter 14 “Presentments, Indictments and Informations”, which is part of Title 19.2 “Criminal Procedure”.

It’s comprised of the following 11 sections.

§ 19.2-220	Contents of indictment in general
§ 19.2-221	Form of prosecutions generally; murder and manslaughter
§ 19.2-222	Repealed
§ 19.2-223	Charging several acts of embezzlement; description of money
§ 19.2-224	In prosecution for forgery, unnecessary to set forth copy of forged instrument
§ 19.2-225	Allegation of intent
§ 19.2-226	What defects in indictments not to vitiate them
§ 19.2-227	When judgment not to be arrested or reversed
§ 19.2-228	Name and address of complaining witness to be written on indictment, etc., for misdemeanor
§ 19.2-229	When complaining witness required to give security for costs
§ 19.2-230	Bill of particulars