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Upon failure of the person named in the subpoena to appear and testify, he shall be dealt with by such court as for contempt of court. If the deposition is that of a person residing or present within this Commonwealth, the petition shall be filed in the court of record of the county or corporation in which such person resides or is present; otherwise in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230181,"text":"In any pending investigation or formal hearing, the Commission may order the deposition of a person residing within or without the Commonwealth to be taken in such form and subject to such limitations as may be prescribed in the order. If the subject judge and counsel for the Commission do not stipulate as to the manner of taking the deposition, either the judge or counsel for the Commission may file in a trial court of record a petition entitled “In the Matter of Proceeding of Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission No…..\u2026 (state number)” and stating generally, without identifying the judge, the nature of the pending matter, the name and residence of the person whose testimony is desired, and directions, if any, of the Commission, asking that an order be made requiring such person to appear and testify before a designated officer. Upon the filing of the petition, the court may make an order requiring such person to appear and testify. A subpoena for such deposition shall be issued by the clerk of the court and the deposition shall be taken and returned, in the manner prescribed by law for depositions in civil actions. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63579,"section_number":"17.1-913","catch_line":"Confidentiality of papers and proceedings; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-913\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":164099,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63111,"identifier":"17.1-910","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-910","url":"\/17.1-910\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-910\/","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-910","dublin_core":{"Title":"Depositions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-910","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any pending investigation or formal hearing<\/span>, the Commission<\/span> may order<\/span> the deposition<\/span> of a person residing within or without the Commonwealth to be taken in such form and subject to such limitations as may be prescribed in the order<\/span>. If the subject judge<\/span> and counsel<\/span> for the Commission<\/span> do not stipulate as to the manner of taking the deposition<\/span>, either the judge<\/span> or counsel<\/span> for the Commission<\/span> may file in a trial<\/span> court of record a petition<\/span> entitled “In the Matter of Proceeding of Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission<\/span> No…..\u2026 (state number)” and stating generally, without identifying the judge<\/span>, the nature of the pending matter, the name and residence of the person whose testimony<\/span> is desired, and directions, if any, of the Commission<\/span>, asking that an order<\/span> be made requiring such person to appear and testify before a designated officer. Upon the filing of the petition<\/span>, the court may make an order<\/span> requiring such person to appear and testify. A subpoena<\/span> for such deposition<\/span> shall be issued by the clerk of the court and the deposition<\/span> shall be taken and returned, in the manner prescribed by law<\/span> for depositions<\/span> in civil actions<\/span>. Upon failure of the person named in the subpoena<\/span> to appear and testify, he shall be dealt with by such court as for contempt of court<\/span>. If the deposition<\/span> is that of a person residing or present within this Commonwealth, the petition<\/span> shall be filed in the court of record of the county or corporation in which such person resides or is present; otherwise in the Circuit<\/span> Court of the City of Richmond.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPOSITIONS (\u00a7 17.1-910)\n\nIn any pending investigation or formal hearing, the Commission may order the\ndeposition of a person residing within or without the Commonwealth to be taken\nin such form and subject to such limitations as may be prescribed in the order.\nIf the subject judge and counsel for the Commission do not stipulate as to the\nmanner of taking the deposition, either the judge or counsel for the Commission\nmay file in a trial court of record a petition entitled “In the Matter of\nProceeding of Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission No…..\u2026 (state\nnumber)” and stating generally, without identifying the judge, the nature\nof the pending matter, the name and residence of the person whose testimony is\ndesired, and directions, if any, of the Commission, asking that an order be made\nrequiring such person to appear and testify before a designated officer. Upon\nthe filing of the petition, the court may make an order requiring such person to\nappear and testify. A subpoena for such deposition shall be issued by the clerk\nof the court and the deposition shall be taken and returned, in the manner\nprescribed by law for depositions in civil actions. Upon failure of the person\nnamed in the subpoena to appear and testify, he shall be dealt with by such\ncourt as for contempt of court. If the deposition is that of a person residing\nor present within this Commonwealth, the petition shall be filed in the court of\nrecord of the county or corporation in which such person resides or is present;\notherwise in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 154, \u00a7 2.1-37.12; 2001, c. 844.","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}}