No court or judge shall impose a fine upon a juror, witness or other person for disobedience of its process or any contempt, unless he either be present in court at the time, or shall have been served with a rule, returnable to a certain time, requiring him to show cause why the fine should not be imposed and shall have failed to appear and show cause.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11
Procedure in contempt cases
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 44 Va. App. 51 - Estate of Hackler v. Hackler (2004)
Most recently applied in 44 Va. App. 51 - Estate of Hackler v. Hackler (September 2004)
Code 1950, § 19.1-16; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.