Virginia Statutes
§ 19.2-11 — Procedure in contempt cases
Virginia § 19.2-11
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11 (2026).
Text
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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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 19.1-16; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 19.2-11, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/19.2/19.2-11.