§ 19.2-269.2 Nondisclosure of addresses or telephone numbers of crime victims and witnesses
During any criminal proceeding, upon motion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth, a judge may prohibit testimony as to the current residential or business address, any telephone number, or email address of a victim or witness if the judge determines that this information is not material under the circumstances of the case.
History
This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 170 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 “Acts” aren’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 1994, chapters 845 and 931; in 2018, chapters 47 and 83.
1989, c. 170; 1994, cc. 845, 931; 2018, cc. 47, 83.