Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-501 — Same; protection of persons testifying or producing evidence
Virginia § 18.2-501
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 12MISCELLANEOUS
Art. 2CONSPIRACY TO INJURE ANOTHER IN TRADE, BUSINESS OR PROFESSION
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-501 (2026).
Text
(a)No natural person shall be prosecuted or be subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any action, suit, or prosecution authorized by this article; provided, that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
(b)As used in this article a "person" is any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-74.1:3; 1964, c. 623; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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