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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 513<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84637,"section_number":"19.2-3.1","catch_line":"Personal appearance by two-way electronic video and audio communication; standards","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-3.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161753,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76333,"identifier":"16.1-276.3","token":"16.1\/11\/8\/16.1-276.3","url":"\/16.1-276.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-276.3\/","token":"16.1\/11\/8\/16.1-276.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of telephonic communication systems or electronic video and audio communication systems to conduct hearing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-276.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, in any civil proceeding under this chapter in which a party<\/span> or witness<\/span> is incarcerated or when otherwise authorized by the court<\/span>, the court<\/span> may, in its discretion, conduct any hearing<\/span> using a telephonic communication system or an electronic audio and video communication system to provide for the appearance<\/span> of any parties and witnesses. Any electronic audio and video communication system used to conduct such a hearing<\/span> shall meet the standards set forth in subsection B of \u00a7 19.2-3.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OR ELECTRONIC VIDEO AND AUDIO\nCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO CONDUCT HEARING (\u00a7 16.1-276.3)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, in any civil proceeding under this\nchapter in which a party or witness is incarcerated or when otherwise authorized\nby the court, the court may, in its discretion, conduct any hearing using a\ntelephonic communication system or an electronic audio and video communication\nsystem to provide for the appearance of any parties and witnesses. Any\nelectronic audio and video communication system used to conduct such a hearing\nshall meet the standards set forth in subsection B of \u00a7 19.2-3.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 513.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}