2014 Virginia Code
Title 8.01 - Civil Remedies and Procedure
§ 8.01-412.2. Authorization of audio-visual deposition; official record; uses
Any deposition may be recorded by audio-visual means without a stenographic record. Any party may make, at his own expense, a simultaneous stenographic or audio record of the deposition. Upon request and at his own expense, any party is entitled to an audio or audio-visual copy of the audio-visual recording.
The audio-visual recording is an official record of the deposition. A transcript prepared by a court reporter shall also be deemed an official record of the deposition. An audio-visual deposition may be used for any purpose and under any circumstances in which a stenographic deposition may be used.
For purposes of this article, "audio-visual" shall include video conferencing and teleconferencing.
1983, c. 305; 2000, c. 821.
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