Virginia § 19.2-187.2 - Procedure for subpoena duces tecum of analysis evidence
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-187.2 — Procedure for subpoena duces tecum of analysis evidence, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-187.2. Procedure for subpoena duces tecum of analysis evidence
No subpoena duces tecum shall issue for the production of writings or documents used to reach the conclusion contained in a certificate of analysis prepared pursuant to § 19.2-187 except upon affidavit that the requested writings or documents are material. Upon a showing by the Commonwealth that the production of such writings and documents would place an undue burden on the Department of Forensic Science, the court may order that the subpoena duces tecum be satisfied by making the writings and documents available for inspection by the requesting party at the laboratory site where the analysis was performed or at the laboratory operated by the Department of Forensic Science which is closest to the court in which the case is pending.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-187.2 ("Procedure for subpoena duces tecum of analysis evidence") 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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