Evidence and Witnesses

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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

Section
19.2-271.6

Evidence of defendant's mental condition admissible; notice to Commonwealth

Section
19.2-272

Definitions

Section
19.2-273

Certificate that witness is needed in another state; hearing

Section
19.2-274

When court to order witness to attend

Section
19.2-275

Arrest of witness

Section
19.2-276

Penalty for failure to attend and testify

Section
19.2-277

Summoning witnesses in another state to testify in this Commonwealth

Section
19.2-278

Reimbursement for daily mileage to such witnesses; issuance of warrant necessary to make tender

Section
19.2-279

Penalty for failure of such witnesses to testify

Section
19.2-280

Exemption of such witnesses from arrest or service of process

Section
19.2-281

Construction of article

Section
19.2-282

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