{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-11","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-11","heading":"Procedure in contempt cases","body":"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.Code 1950, § 19.1-16; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-11/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"a59d8ecbdd1dbdff39dda9a7fd1e6ff4509918079a944159755263ddd6808e93","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-10.4","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-11.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}