{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-272","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-272","heading":"Definitions","body":"\"Witness\" as used in this article shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding.The word \"state\" shall include any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia.The word \"summons\" shall include a subpoena (both subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum), order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness or production of documents.Code 1950, § 19.1-269; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1988, c. 34.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 16. EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES","Article 2. WITNESSES FROM OR FOR ANOTHER STATE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-272/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"aa41ebaa4899ac3c638013121bd867e7ea769b4c79ff139ad4bfc45ba96ca489","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-271.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}