Virginia § 17.1-611 - Allowances to witnesses for Commonwealth
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 17.1-611 — Allowances to witnesses for Commonwealth, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17.1-611. Allowances to witnesses for Commonwealth
All witnesses summoned for the Commonwealth shall be entitled to receive for each day's attendance all necessary tolls, and such reimbursement for his daily mileage as prescribed in § 2.2-2823. All allowances to witnesses summoned on behalf of the Commonwealth shall be paid by the treasurer of the county or corporation in which the trial is held or in which the grand jury is summoned and the amount so paid by such treasurer shall be refunded to him out of the state treasury, on a certificate of the clerk of the court in which the trial was held or before which the grand jury was summoned.
Code 1950, § 14-186; 1954, c. 709; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-189; 1972, c. 719; 1976, c. 308; 1977, c. 483; 1998, c. 872.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17.1-611 ("Allowances to witnesses for Commonwealth") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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