Witnesses From or for Another State

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Witnesses From or for Another State.” It is part of Chapter 16 “Evidence and Witnesses”, which is part of Title 19.2 “Criminal Procedure”. It contains 11 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 11 sections.

§ 19.2-272	Definitions
§ 19.2-273	Certificate that witness is needed in another state; hearing
§ 19.2-274	When court to order witness to attend
§ 19.2-275	Arrest of witness
§ 19.2-276	Penalty for failure to attend and testify
§ 19.2-277	Summoning witnesses in another state to testify in this Commonwealth
§ 19.2-278	Reimbursement for daily mileage to such witnesses; issuance of warrant necessary to make tender
§ 19.2-279	Penalty for failure of such witnesses to testify
§ 19.2-280	Exemption of such witnesses from arrest or service of process
§ 19.2-281	Construction of article
§ 19.2-282	How article cited