Virginia Statutes
§ 19.2-279 — Penalty for failure of such witnesses to testify
Virginia § 19.2-279
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 16EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES
Art. 2WITNESSES FROM OR FOR ANOTHER STATE
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-279 (2026).
Text
If such witness, after coming into this Commonwealth, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this Commonwealth.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 19.1-276; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 19.2-279, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/19.2/19.2-279.