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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-450 — Immunity of witnesses

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 3: Bribery of Public Servants and Party Officials, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-450

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. § 18.2-450Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

No witness called by the court or attorney for the Commonwealth and giving evidence for the prosecution, either before the grand jury or the court in any prosecution under this article shall ever be proceeded against for any offense of giving, or offering to give, or accepting a bribe committed by him at the time and place indicated in such prosecution; but such witness shall be compelled to testify, and for refusing to answer questions, may by the court, be punished for contempt.

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