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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-262 — Witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Drugs, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-262

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-262Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda or other records for the Commonwealth as to any offense alleged to have been committed by another under this article or under the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) by reason of his testimony or other evidence tending to incriminate himself, but the testimony given and evidence so produced by such person on behalf of the Commonwealth when called for by the trial judge or court trying the case, or by the attorney for the Commonwealth, or when summoned by the Commonwealth and sworn as a witness by the court or the clerk and sent before the grand jury, shall be in no case used against him nor shall he be prosecuted as to the offense as to which he testifies. Any person who refuses to testify or produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda or other records, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is attempts to commit felonies other than Class 1 felony offenses a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: attempts to commit felonies other than Class 1 felony offenses ranges from a class 6 felony to a class 4 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-26.

Attempt to commit felony punishable by life or more than 20 years: class 4 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-261) · Attempt to commit felony punishable by 20 years: class 5 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-262) · Attempt to commit felony punishable by less than 20 years: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-263)

Is witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-262.

Which Virginia statute covers witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination?

Witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-262 (Witnesses not excused from testifying or producing evidence because of self-incrimination).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.