Virginia criminal code — article
Article 1: In General
Article 1 of Chapter 16: Evidence and Witnesses, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Article 1
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-267 — Provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal as well as civil cases; obligation to attend; summons
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-267.1 — Authority of law-enforcement officer to issue summons to witness; failure to appear
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-267.2 — Response to subpoena for information stored in electronic format
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-268 — Right of accused to testify
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-268.1 — Contradiction by prior inconsistent writing (Subdivision (b)(i) of Supreme Court Rule 2:613 derived in part from this section)
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-268.2 — Recent complaint hearsay exception (Subdivision (23) of Supreme Court Rule 2:803 derived from this section)
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-268.3 — Admissibility of statements by children in certain cases
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-268.4 — Witness impeachment evidence designation; review process
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-269 — Convicts as witnesses (Supreme Court Rule 2:609 derived from this section)
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-269.1 — Inmates as witnesses in criminal cases
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-269.2 — Nondisclosure of addresses or telephone numbers of crime victims and witnesses
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270 — When statement by accused as witness not received as evidence
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.1 — Use of photographs as evidence in certain larceny and burglary prosecutions
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.1:1 — Computer and electronic data in obscenity, etc. cases; access to defendant
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.2 — Disposition of money, securities or documents seized upon arrest, etc., and pertinent as evidence
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.3 — Admissible evidence as to identity of party presenting bad check, draft or order
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.4 — When donation, destruction, or return of exhibits received in evidence authorized
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.4:1 — Storage, preservation and retention of human biological evidence in felony cases
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.5 — DNA profile admissible in criminal proceeding
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.6 — Evidence of abuse admissible in certain criminal trials (Supreme Court Rule 2:409 derived from this section)
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-270.7 — Determining decibel level of sound with proper equipment; certificate as to accuracy of equipment
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271 — Certain judicial officers incompetent to testify under certain circumstances; exceptions (Supreme Court Rule 2:605 derived from this section)
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.1 — Competency of spouses to testify
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.2 — Testimony of spouses in criminal cases (Subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:504 derived from this section)
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.3 — Communications between ministers of religion and persons they counsel or advise (Supreme Court Rule 2:503 derived in part from this section)
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.4 — Privileged communications by certain public safety personnel
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.5 — Protected information; newspersons engaged in journalism
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.6 — Evidence of defendant's mental condition admissible; notice to Commonwealth
- Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.7 — Notifying defendant of consequences criminal proceedings can have on immigration
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.