If such witness, after coming into this Commonwealth, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this Commonwealth.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-279
Penalty for failure of such witnesses to testify
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (11 sections).
Code 1950, § 19.1-276; 1960, c. 366; 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.