8.01-375 - Exclusion of witnesses in civil cases. - Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-375. Exclusion of witnesses in civil cases.

The court trying any civil case may upon its own motion and shall upon themotion of any party, require the exclusion of every witness. However, eachnamed party who is an individual, one officer or agent of each party which isa corporation or association and an attorney alleged in a habeas corpusproceeding to have acted ineffectively shall be exempt from the rule of thissection as a matter of right.

Where expert witnesses are to testify in the case, the court may, at therequest of all parties, allow one expert witness for each party to remain inthe courtroom; however, in cases pertaining to the distribution of maritalproperty pursuant to § 20-107.3 or the determination of child or spousalsupport pursuant to § 20-108.1, the court may, upon motion of any party,allow one expert witness for each party to remain in the courtroom throughoutthe hearing.

(Code 1950, § 8-211.1; 1966, c. 268; 1975, c. 652; 1977, c. 617; 1986, c. 36;1987, c. 70; 2001, c. 348; 2006, c. 757.)