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Any person so subpoenaed who objects may, if the agency does not quash or modify the subpoena at his timely request as illegally or improvidently granted, immediately procure by petition a decision on the validity thereof in the circuit court as provided in \u00a7 2.2-4003; and otherwise in any case of refusal or neglect to comply with an agency subpoena, unless the basic law under which the agency is operating provides some other recourse, enforcement, or penalty, the agency may procure an order of enforcement from such court. Depositions de bene esse and requests for admissions may be directed, issued, and taken on order of the agency for good cause shown; and orders or authorizations therefor may be challenged or enforced in the same manner as subpoenas. 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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 503 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. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77161,"section_number":"28.2-216","catch_line":"Hearings before Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-216\/"},{"id":79871,"section_number":"4.1-227","catch_line":"Suspension or revocation of licenses; notice and hearings; imposition of penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-227\/"},{"id":81064,"section_number":"54.1-307","catch_line":"Subpoenas","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-307\/"},{"id":70412,"section_number":"54.1-4408","catch_line":"Subpoenas","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-4408\/"},{"id":85595,"section_number":"62.1-44.26","catch_line":"Hearings","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.26\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74135,"section_number":"2.2-4003","catch_line":"Venue","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4003\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77359,"identifier":"2.2-4022","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/3\/2.2-4022","url":"\/2.2-4022\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4022\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/3\/2.2-4022","dublin_core":{"Title":"Subpoenas, depositions and requests for admissions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4022","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The agency<\/span> or its designated subordinates<\/span> may, and on request of any party<\/span> to a case<\/span> shall, issue<\/span> subpoenas<\/span> requiring testimony<\/span> or the production of books, papers, and physical or other evidence<\/span>. Any person so subpoenaed who objects<\/span> may, if the agency<\/span> does not quash<\/span> or modify the subpoena<\/span> at his timely request as illegally or improvidently granted, immediately procure by petition<\/span> a decision on the validity thereof in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 2.2-4003<\/a>; and otherwise in any case<\/span> of refusal or neglect to comply with an agency<\/span> subpoena<\/span>, unless the basic law<\/span> under which the agency<\/span> is operating provides some other recourse, enforcement, or penalty<\/span>, the agency<\/span> may procure an order<\/span> of enforcement from such court<\/span>. Depositions<\/span> de bene esse and requests for admissions may be directed, issued, and taken on order<\/span> of the agency<\/span> for good cause shown; and orders<\/span> or authorizations therefor may be challenged or enforced in the same manner as subpoenas<\/span>. Nothing in this section shall be taken to authorize discovery<\/span> proceedings.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBPOENAS, DEPOSITIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS (\u00a7 2.2-4022)\n\nThe agency or its designated subordinates may, and on request of any party to a\ncase shall, issue subpoenas requiring testimony or the production of books,\npapers, and physical or other evidence. Any person so subpoenaed who objects\nmay, if the agency does not quash or modify the subpoena at his timely request\nas illegally or improvidently granted, immediately procure by petition a\ndecision on the validity thereof in the circuit court as provided in \u00a7\n2.2-4003; and otherwise in any case of refusal or neglect to comply with an\nagency subpoena, unless the basic law under which the agency is operating\nprovides some other recourse, enforcement, or penalty, the agency may procure an\norder of enforcement from such court. Depositions de bene esse and requests for\nadmissions may be directed, issued, and taken on order of the agency for good\ncause shown; and orders or authorizations therefor may be challenged or enforced\nin the same manner as subpoenas. Nothing in this section shall be taken to\nauthorize discovery proceedings.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 503, \u00a7 9-6.14:13; 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}}