§ 17.1-617 Number of witnesses paid fees in criminal cases
Not more than the maximum number of witnesses provided for herein shall be paid out of the state treasury in criminal cases. The maximum number that may be (i) caused to be summoned by an attorney for the Commonwealth in any one case to go before a grand jury — five; (ii) used before a court not of record in the trial of any criminal case — five; and (iii) caused to be summoned by an attorney for the Commonwealth for the trial of any criminal case — ten. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit (i) the number of witnesses that may be authorized by any court or the judge thereof to be used when the necessity for additional witnesses appears to the court or judge and the consent of the court or judge is first obtained or (ii) the number of witnesses that a grand jury may of its own motion summon.
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 1964, chapter 386; in 1998, chapter 872.
Code 1950, § 14-192; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-195; 1998, c. 872.