{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-271.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-271.1","heading":"Competency of spouses to testify","body":"Persons married to each other shall be competent witnesses to testify for or against each other in criminal cases, except as otherwise provided.Code 1950, § 8-287; 1977, c. 624; 2020, c. 900.","path":["Title 19.2. Criminal Procedure","Chapter 16. Evidence and Witnesses","Article 1. In General"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-271.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"429537d10619050bfb4781c6071e33e4555dc5f6d641ba61dbe7771aa6149926","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-271","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-271.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}