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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 592 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":193821,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65980,"identifier":"29.1-803","token":"29.1\/8\/1\/29.1-803","url":"\/29.1-803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/29.1-803\/","token":"29.1\/8\/1\/29.1-803","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers with respect to hearings, legal proceedings, witnesses, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 29.1-803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> may, in <span class=\"dictionary\">hearings<\/span> arising under this chapter, determine the place in the Commonwealth where they shall be held; <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> witnesses; take <span class=\"dictionary\">depositions<\/span> of witnesses residing without the Commonwealth in the manner provided for in <span class=\"dictionary\">civil actions<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> of record; pay such witnesses the fees and mileage for their attendance as is provided for witnesses in <span class=\"dictionary\">civil actions<\/span> in <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> of record; and administer <span class=\"dictionary\">oaths<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS WITH RESPECT TO HEARINGS, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, WITNESSES, ETC (\u00a7 29.1-803)\n\nThe Director may, in hearings arising under this chapter, determine the place in\nthe Commonwealth where they shall be held; subpoena witnesses; take depositions\nof witnesses residing without the Commonwealth in the manner provided for in\ncivil actions in courts of record; pay such witnesses the fees and mileage for\ntheir attendance as is provided for witnesses in civil actions in courts of\nrecord; and administer oaths.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 592.","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}}