19.2-267 - Provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal as well as civil cases; obligation to attend; summons. - Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-267. Provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal as well as civilcases; obligation to attend; summons.

Sections 8.01-396.1, 8.01-402, 8.01-405, 8.01-407, and 8.01-408 to 8.01-410,inclusive, shall apply to a criminal as well as a civil case in all respects,except that a witness in a criminal case shall be obliged to attend, and maybe proceeded against for failing to do so, although there may not previouslyhave been any payment, or tender to him of anything for attendance, mileage,or tolls. In a criminal case a summons for a witness may be issued by theattorney for the Commonwealth or other attorney charged with theresponsibility for the prosecution of a violation of any ordinance or by theattorney for the defendant; however, any attorney who issues such a summonsshall, at the time of the issuance, file with the clerk of the court thenames and addresses of such witnesses.

(Code 1950, § 19.1-262; 1960, c. 366; 1962, c. 374; 1975, c. 495; 1977, c.624; 1991, c. 38; 1994, c. 543; 2007, c. 552; 2008, c. 124.)