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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1977, chapter 483.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61141,"section_number":"17.1-612","catch_line":"Allowances to other witnesses","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-612\/"},{"id":55762,"section_number":"17.1-616","catch_line":"Restriction of costs for witnesses generally; when entry for witness not allowed","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-616\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169937,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62775,"identifier":"19.2-329","token":"19.2\/20\/19.2-329","url":"\/19.2-329\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-329\/","token":"19.2\/20\/19.2-329","dublin_core":{"Title":"Allowance to witnesses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-329","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Sections 17.1-612<\/a> to 17.1-616<\/a>, inclusive, shall apply to a person attending as a witness<\/span>, under a recognizance<\/span> or summons<\/span> in a criminal case, as well as to a person attending under a summons<\/span> in a civil case, except that a person residing out of this Commonwealth, who attends a court<\/span> therein as a witness<\/span>, shall be allowed by the court<\/span> a proper compensation for attendance and travel to and from the place of his abode, the amount of the same to be fixed by the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nALLOWANCE TO WITNESSES (\u00a7 19.2-329)\n\nSections 17.1-612 to 17.1-616, inclusive, shall apply to a person attending as a\nwitness, under a recognizance or summons in a criminal case, as well as to a\nperson attending under a summons in a civil case, except that a person residing\nout of this Commonwealth, who attends a court therein as a witness, shall be\nallowed by the court a proper compensation for attendance and travel to and from\nthe place of his abode, the amount of the same to be fixed by the court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-312; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1977, c. 483.","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}}