{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-396.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 8.01-396.1","heading":"Competency of witness","body":"No child shall be deemed incompetent to testify solely because of age.1993, cc. 441, 605.","path":["Title 8.01. Civil Remedies and Procedure","Chapter 14. EVIDENCE","Article 4. WITNESSES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-396.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:39Z","sha256":"6f775ca6b1852fe81939b578b99512f10fabb04f44b33c69bc036bc474e20919","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-396","next":"us-va/va.-code-8.01-396.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}