8.01-216.10 - Civil investigative demands; issuance. - Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-216.10. Civil investigative demands; issuance.

A. Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that any person may bein possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or informationrelevant to a false claims law investigation, the Attorney General may,before commencing a civil proceeding under this article, issue in writing andcause to be served upon such person, a civil investigative demand requiringsuch person (i) to produce such documentary material for inspection andcopying, (ii) to answer in writing written interrogatories with respect tosuch documentary material or information, (iii) to give oral testimonyconcerning such documentary material or information, or (iv) to furnish anycombination of such material, answers, or testimony.

B. Whenever a civil investigative demand is an express demand for any productof discovery, the Attorney General shall cause to be served, in any mannerauthorized by this article, a copy of such demand upon the person from whomthe discovery was obtained and shall notify the person to whom such demand isissued of the date on which such copy was served.

(2002, c. 842.)