{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-73.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-73.2","heading":"Law-enforcement officers to issue subpoenas; penalty","body":"Law-enforcement officers as defined in § 9.1-101 and state police officers, in the course of their duties, in the investigation of any Class 3 or Class 4 misdemeanor or any traffic infraction, may, within seventy-two hours of the time of the offense, issue a subpoena to any witness to appear in court and testify with respect to any such criminal charge or traffic infraction brought against any person as a result of such investigation. The return of service thereof shall be made within seventy-two hours after service to the appropriate court clerk. A subpoena so issued shall have the same force and effect as if issued by the court.Any person failing to appear in response to a subpoena issued as provided in this section shall be punished as provided by law.1995, c. 335.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 7. ARREST"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-73.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"115801c69b5226e12be16237b24cb377e7a691a63c4d9695a84876bee44308c7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-73.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}