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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-273 — Certificate that witness is needed in another state; hearing
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 2: Witnesses from or for Another State, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-273
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.
If a judge of a court of record in any state which by its laws has made provisions for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in this Commonwealth certifies under the seal of such court (i) that there is a criminal prosecution pending in such court or that a grand jury investigation has commenced or is about to commence; (ii) that a person being within this Commonwealth is a material witness in such prosecution or grand jury investigation; (iii) that his presence will be required for a specified number of days; and (iv) that such prosecution or grand jury investigation is not related to protected health care activity as defined in § 32.1-377. Upon presentation of such certificate to any judge of a court of record in the county or city in which such person is, such judge shall fix a time and place for hearing and shall make an order directing the witness to appear at a time and place certain for the hearing.
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