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Payment shall not be made out of the state treasury to a witness<\/span> attending for the Commonwealth in any prosecution<\/span> for a misdemeanor<\/span> unless it appears that the sum to which the witness<\/span> is entitled cannot be obtained:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If it be a case wherein there is a prosecutor and the defendant<\/span> is convicted, by reason of the insolvency of the defendant<\/span>, or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If it be a case in which there is no prosecutor, by reason of the acquittal<\/span> or insolvency of the defendant<\/span> or other cause. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN COMMONWEALTH PAYS WITNESSES IN CASE OF MISDEMEANOR (\u00a7 19.2-331)\n\nPayment shall not be made out of the state treasury to a witness attending for\nthe Commonwealth in any prosecution for a misdemeanor unless it appears that the\nsum to which the witness is entitled cannot be obtained:\n\n1. If it be a case wherein there is a prosecutor and the defendant is convicted,\nby reason of the insolvency of the defendant, or\n\n2. If it be a case in which there is no prosecutor, by reason of the acquittal\nor insolvency of the defendant or other cause.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-314; 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}}