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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57558,"section_number":"19.2-278","catch_line":"Reimbursement for daily mileage to such witnesses; issuance of warrant necessary to make tender","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-278\/"},{"id":68670,"section_number":"19.2-334","catch_line":"By whom certificate of allowance to be made; vouchers to accompany it; proof of correctness; what entry to state","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-334\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82386,"section_number":"19.2-272","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-272\/"},{"id":74583,"section_number":"19.2-332","catch_line":"Compensation to officer or other person for services not otherwise compensable","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-332\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72387,"identifier":"19.2-330","token":"19.2\/20\/19.2-330","url":"\/19.2-330\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-330\/","token":"19.2\/20\/19.2-330","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compensation to witnesses from out of Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-330","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any witness<\/span> from without the Commonwealth whose attendance is compelled under the provisions of Chapter 16, Article 2 (\u00a7 19.2-272<\/a> et seq.) of this title shall be deemed to render a service within the meaning of \u00a7 19.2-332<\/a> and the compensation and expenses of such witness<\/span>, whether on behalf of the Commonwealth or the accused<\/span>, may be paid out of the state treasury in accordance with the provisions of such section. But the compensation and expenses of any witness<\/span> summoned on behalf of an accused<\/span> shall not be certified to the state treasury as a compensation under such section except in cases when the court<\/span> or judge<\/span> thereof is satisfied that the defendant<\/span> is without means to pay same and is unable to provide the costs incident thereto.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPENSATION TO WITNESSES FROM OUT OF COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 19.2-330)\n\nAny witness from without the Commonwealth whose attendance is compelled under\nthe provisions of Chapter 16, Article 2 (\u00a7 19.2-272 et seq.) of this title\nshall be deemed to render a service within the meaning of \u00a7 19.2-332 and the\ncompensation and expenses of such witness, whether on behalf of the Commonwealth\nor the accused, may be paid out of the state treasury in accordance with the\nprovisions of such section. But the compensation and expenses of any witness\nsummoned on behalf of an accused shall not be certified to the state treasury as\na compensation under such section except in cases when the court or judge\nthereof is satisfied that the defendant is without means to pay same and is\nunable to provide the costs incident thereto.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-313; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","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}}