If a judge of a court of record in any state which by its laws has made provisions for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in this Commonwealth certifies under the seal of such court (1) that there is a criminal prosecution pending in such court or that a grand jury investigation has commenced or is about to commence, (2) that a person being within this Commonwealth is a material witness in such prosecution or grand jury investigation and (3) that his presence will be required for a specified number of days, upon presentation of such certificate to any judge of a court of record in the county or city in which such person is, such judge shall fix a time and place for hearing and shall make an order directing the witness to appear at a time and place certain for the hearing.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-273
Certificate that witness is needed in another state; hearing
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (11 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Hogan (1979)
Most recently applied in State v. Hogan (June 1979)
Code 1950, § 19.1-270; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
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