{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-331","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-331","heading":"When Commonwealth pays witnesses in case of misdemeanor","body":"Payment shall not be made out of the state treasury to a witness attending for the Commonwealth in any prosecution for a misdemeanor unless it appears that the sum to which the witness is entitled cannot be obtained:(1) If it be a case wherein there is a prosecutor and the defendant is convicted, by reason of the insolvency of the defendant, or(2) If it be a case in which there is no prosecutor, by reason of the acquittal or insolvency of the defendant or other cause.Code 1950, § 19.1-314; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 20. TAXATION AND ALLOWANCE OF COSTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-331/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"ea547d3576a90207e60496ba3027d45a92ee1bbdbeadc10ca8f38ac63f933d0d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-330","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}