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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11 — Procedure in contempt cases
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1: General Provisions, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11
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.
No court or judge shall impose a fine upon a juror, witness or other person for disobedience of its process or any contempt, unless he either be present in court at the time, or shall have been served with a rule, returnable to a certain time, requiring him to show cause why the fine should not be imposed and shall have failed to appear and show cause.
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