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Whenever any board of visitors to any of the institutions of the Commonwealth deem it necessary or expedient to investigate the management of their institution or the conduct of any of its officers or employees, such board, or a committee of its members selected by the board, shall have such power and authority to send for persons and papers or to order<\/span> the attendance of witnesses and compel their attendance as is now conferred upon a committee appointed by the General Assembly or either branch thereof by \u00a7 30-10<\/a>. The oath<\/span> to be taken by any witness<\/span> examined by such board or committee may be administered by the president or the presiding officer of the board, chairman of its committee, or the clerk or secretary of the board or committee. All expenses incurred in summoning or in the attendance of such witness<\/span> shall be paid out of the funds of the institution whose boards made or ordered the investigation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINVESTIGATION OF MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONS OR CONDUCT OF OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES\n(\u00a7 2.2-2105)\n\nWhenever any board of visitors to any of the institutions of the Commonwealth\ndeem it necessary or expedient to investigate the management of their\ninstitution or the conduct of any of its officers or employees, such board, or a\ncommittee of its members selected by the board, shall have such power and\nauthority to send for persons and papers or to order the attendance of witnesses\nand compel their attendance as is now conferred upon a committee appointed by\nthe General Assembly or either branch thereof by \u00a7 30-10. The oath to be taken\nby any witness examined by such board or committee may be administered by the\npresident or the presiding officer of the board, chairman of its committee, or\nthe clerk or secretary of the board or committee. All expenses incurred in\nsummoning or in the attendance of such witness shall be paid out of the funds of\nthe institution whose boards made or ordered the investigation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 1096, \u00a7 9-13; 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}}