Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 19.2. Criminal Procedure |
CHAPTER 16. Evidence and Witnesses |
ARTICLE 1. In General |
SECTION 19.2-267. Provisions applicable to witnesses in criminal as well as civil cases; obligation to attend; summons |
SECTION 19.2-267.1. Authority of law-enforcement officer to issue summons to witness; failure to appear |
SECTION 19.2-267.2. Response to subpoena for information stored in electronic format |
SECTION 19.2-268. Right of accused to testify |
SECTION 19.2-268.1. Contradiction by prior inconsistent writing (Subdivision (b)(i) of Supreme Court Rule 2:613 derived in part from this section) |
SECTION 19.2-268.2. Recent complaint hearsay exception (Subdivision (23) of Supreme Court Rule 2:803 derived from this section) |
SECTION 19.2-268.3. Admissibility of statements by children in certain cases |
SECTION 19.2-269. Convicts as witnesses (Supreme Court Rule 2:609 derived from this section) |
SECTION 19.2-269.1. Inmates as witnesses in criminal cases |
SECTION 19.2-269.2. Nondisclosure of addresses or telephone numbers of crime victims and witnesses |
SECTION 19.2-270. When statement by accused as witness not received as evidence |
SECTION 19.2-270.1. Use of photographs as evidence in certain larceny and burglary prosecutions |
SECTION 19.2-270.1.1. Computer and electronic data in obscenity, etc. cases; access to defendant |
SECTION 19.2-270.2. Disposition of money, securities or documents seized upon arrest, etc., and pertinent as evidence |
SECTION 19.2-270.3. Admissible evidence as to identity of party presenting bad check, draft or order |
SECTION 19.2-270.4. When donation, destruction, or return of exhibits received in evidence authorized |
SECTION 19.2-270.4.1. Storage, preservation and retention of human biological evidence in felony cases |
SECTION 19.2-270.5. DNA profile admissible in criminal proceeding |
SECTION 19.2-270.6. Evidence of abuse admissible in certain criminal trials (Supreme Court Rule 2:409 derived from this section) |
SECTION 19.2-270.7. Determining decibel level of sound with proper equipment; certificate as to accuracy of equipment |
SECTION 19.2-271. Certain judicial officers incompetent to testify under certain circumstances; exceptions (Supreme Court Rule 2:605 derived from this section) |
SECTION 19.2-271.1. Competency of spouses to testify |
SECTION 19.2-271.2. Testimony of spouses in criminal cases (Subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:504 derived from this section) |
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) |
SECTION 19.2-271.4. Privileged communications by certain public safety personnel |
SECTION 19.2-271.5. Protected information; newspersons engaged in journalism |