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§ 19.2-271.1 Competency of spouses to testify

Persons married to each other shall be competent witnesses to testify for or against each other in criminal cases, except as otherwise provided.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 624; in 2020, chapter 900.

Code 1950, § 8-287; 1977, c. 624; 2020, c. 900.

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