§ 18.2-501 Same; protection of persons testifying or producing evidence
a. No natural person shall be prosecuted or be subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any action, suit, or prosecution authorized by this article; provided, that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
b. As used in this article a “person” is any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 623; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.
Code 1950, § 18.1-74.1:3; 1964, c. 623; 1975, cc. 14, 15.