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A summonsed <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span> who fails to attend shall be reported to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> for appropriate <span class=\"dictionary\">contempt<\/span> proceedings.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER MAY SUMMONS WITNESSES (\u00a7 8.01-612)\n\nA commissioner in chancery, to whom has been referred any matter, may compel the\nattendance of all needed witnesses by summons. A summonsed witness who fails to\nattend shall be reported to the court for appropriate contempt proceedings.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-252; 1977, c. 617.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}