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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 798<\/a> and 871<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171999,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80184,"identifier":"2.2-312","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/3.2\/1\/2.2-312","url":"\/2.2-312\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-312\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/3.2\/1\/2.2-312","dublin_core":{"Title":"Subpoenas","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-312","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The State Inspector General or a designated subordinate may issue<\/span> a subpoena<\/span> for the appearance<\/span> of an individual before any hearing<\/span> conducted by the Office<\/span>. The subpoena<\/span> shall be served by the State Inspector General or a designated subordinate and enforced by the court<\/span> of that jurisdiction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The State Inspector General may make an ex parte<\/span> application to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the county or city wherein evidence<\/span> sought is kept for the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum<\/span> in furtherance of an investigation or to request production of any relevant records, documents, and physical or other evidence<\/span> of any person, partnership, association, or corporation located in the Commonwealth. The court<\/span> may issue<\/span> and compel compliance with such a subpoena upon a showing of reasonable cause. Upon determining that reasonable cause exists to believe that evidence<\/span> may be destroyed or altered, the court<\/span> may issue<\/span> a subpoena duces tecum<\/span> requiring the immediate production of evidence<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBPOENAS (\u00a7 2.2-312)\n\nA. The State Inspector General or a designated subordinate may issue a subpoena\nfor the appearance of an individual before any hearing conducted by the Office.\nThe subpoena shall be served by the State Inspector General or a designated\nsubordinate and enforced by the court of that jurisdiction.\n\nB. The State Inspector General may make an ex parte application to the circuit\ncourt for the county or city wherein evidence sought is kept for the issuance of\na subpoena duces tecum in furtherance of an investigation or to request\nproduction of any relevant records, documents, and physical or other evidence of\nany person, partnership, association, or corporation located in the\nCommonwealth. The court may issue and compel compliance with such a subpoena\nupon a showing of reasonable cause. Upon determining that reasonable cause\nexists to believe that evidence may be destroyed or altered, the court may issue\na subpoena duces tecum requiring the immediate production of evidence.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 798, 871.","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}}