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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-276 — Penalty for failure to attend and testify
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 2: Witnesses from or for Another State, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-276
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.
If the witness who is summoned as above provided, after being paid or tendered by some properly authorized person reimbursement for reasonable travel and lodging expenses as provided in § 2.2-2823 for each day he is required to travel and attend as a witness, 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 Virginia circuit court summons.
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