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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 16 - Evidence and Witnesses
Article 1. In General
- § 19.2-267. Provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal as well as civil cases; obligation to attend; summons
- § 19.2-267.1. Authority of law-enforcement officer to issue summons to witness; failure to appear
- § 19.2-267.2. Response to subpoena for information stored in electronic format
- § 19.2-268. Right of accused to testify
- § 19.2-268.1. Contradiction by prior inconsistent writing (Subdivision (b)(i) of Supreme Court Rule 2:613 derived in part from this section)
- § 19.2-268.2. Recent complaint hearsay exception (Subdivision (23) of Supreme Court Rule 2:803 derived from this section)
- § 19.2-268.3. Admissibility of statements by children in certain cases
- § 19.2-269. Convicts as witnesses (Supreme Court Rule 2:609 derived from this section)
- § 19.2-269.1. Inmates as witnesses in criminal cases
- § 19.2-269.2. Nondisclosure of addresses or telephone numbers of crime victims and witnesses
- § 19.2-270. When statement by accused as witness not received as evidence
- § 19.2-270.1. Use of photographs as evidence in certain larceny and burglary prosecutions
- § 19.2-270.1:1. Computer and electronic data in obscenity, etc. cases; access to defendant
- § 19.2-270.2. Disposition of money, securities or documents seized upon arrest, etc., and pertinent as evidence
- § 19.2-270.3. Admissible evidence as to identity of party presenting bad check, draft or order
- § 19.2-270.4. When donation, destruction, or return of exhibits received in evidence authorized
- § 19.2-270.4:1. Storage, preservation and retention of human biological evidence in felony cases
- § 19.2-270.5. DNA profile admissible in criminal proceeding
- § 19.2-270.6. Evidence of abuse admissible in certain criminal trials (Supreme Court Rule 2:409 derived from this section)
- § 19.2-270.7. Determining decibel level of sound with proper equipment; certificate as to accuracy of equipment
- § 19.2-271. Certain judicial officers incompetent to testify under certain circumstances; exceptions (Supreme Court Rule 2:605 derived from this section)
- § 19.2-271.1. Competency of husband and wife to testify
- § 19.2-271.2. Testimony of husband and wife in criminal cases (Subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:504 derived from this section)
- § 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)
- § 19.2-271.4. Privileged communications by certain public safety personnel
Article 2. Witnesses from or for Another State
- § 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
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