Virginia § 19.2-329 - Allowance to witnesses
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-329 — Allowance to witnesses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-329. Allowance to witnesses
Sections 17.1-612 to 17.1-616, inclusive, shall apply to a person attending as a witness, under a recognizance or summons in a criminal case, as well as to a person attending under a summons in a civil case, except that a person residing out of this Commonwealth, who attends a court therein as a witness, shall be allowed by the court a proper compensation for attendance and travel to and from the place of his abode, the amount of the same to be fixed by the court.
Code 1950, § 19.1-312; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1977, c. 483.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-329 ("Allowance to witnesses") 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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