Virginia § 19.2-331 When Commonwealth pays witnesses in case of misdemeanor

Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-331 — When Commonwealth pays witnesses in case of misdemeanor

Virginia § 19.2-331

Title 19.2CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 20TAXATION AND ALLOWANCE OF COSTS

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-331 (2026).

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Payment shall not be made out of the state treasury to a witness attending for the Commonwealth in any prosecution for a misdemeanor unless it appears that the sum to which the witness is entitled cannot be obtained:

(1)If it be a case wherein there is a prosecutor and the defendant is convicted, by reason of the insolvency of the defendant, or

(2)If it be a case in which there is no prosecutor, by reason of the acquittal or insolvency of the defendant or other cause.

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Payment shall not be made out of the state treasury to a witness attending for the Commonwealth in any prosecution for a misdemeanor unless it appears that the sum to which the witness is entitled cannot be obtained:

(1) If it be a case wherein there is a prosecutor and the defendant is convicted, by reason of the insolvency of the defendant, or

(2) If it be a case in which there is no prosecutor, by reason of the acquittal or insolvency of the defendant or other cause.