Virginia § 53.1-137 - Revocation hearings and subpoenas; penalty for disobeying subpoena or hindering hearing
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§ 53.1-137. Revocation hearings and subpoenas; penalty for disobeying subpoena or hindering hearing
The Board is authorized to hold and conduct revocation hearings; to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of records, memoranda, papers and other documents before the Board or any representative of the Board; and to administer oaths and take testimony thereunder. The Board may authorize any member or other authorized representative of the Board to hold and conduct hearings, issue subpoenas, and administer oaths and take testimony thereunder. If any person fails or refuses to obey any such subpoena issued by the Board or any member or other authorized representative thereof, or hinders the orderly conduct and decorum of any hearing held and conducted by the Board or any member or other authorized representative thereof, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 53-239; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 1985, c. 174.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53.1-137 ("Revocation hearings and subpoenas; penalty for disobeying subpoena or hindering hearing") 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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