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Any such officer to whom the summons is delivered shall forthwith execute it, and make return thereof at the time and place named therein.C\n\nAny member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation who is conducting an investigation requested under the provisions of § 52-8.2 or investigating frauds or attempts to defraud the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or investigating criminal misconduct related to official duties of any officer, agent, or employee of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, upon authorization by the Attorney General or an attorney for the Commonwealth, may administer an oath to any complaining witness who is giving a statement or evidence concerning such investigation. If oath is administered pursuant to this statute it shall be administered prior to the taking of any statement, and any statement taken after such oath shall be reduced to writing and subscribed by the witness.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294601,"text":"All police officers appointed by the Superintendent are vested with the authority and power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments and affidavits incidental to the administration and enforcement of all laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles, applications for driver’s licenses and the collection and refunding of taxes levied on gasoline, for which services they shall receive no compensation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":294602,"text":"Any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation conducting an investigation may petition an appropriate judicial officer for the issuance of a summons directed to a sheriff of any county or city, police chief of any town, or to any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, commanding the officer to summon witnesses at such time and place as he may direct. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 228; in 1981, chapter 223; in 1984, chapter 780.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63803,"section_number":"52-8.2","catch_line":"Certain investigations of elected officials; immunity for witnesses","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-8.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82197,"identifier":"52-9","token":"52\/1\/52-9","url":"\/52-9\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-9\/","token":"52\/1\/52-9","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administration of oaths; acknowledgments and affidavits; summoning witnesses in certain cases","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-9","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All police officers appointed by the Superintendent are vested with the authority and power to administer oaths<\/span> and take acknowledgments and affidavits<\/span> incidental to the administration and enforcement of all laws<\/span> relating to the operation of motor vehicles, applications for driver’s licenses and the collection and refunding of taxes levied on gasoline, for which services they shall receive no compensation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation conducting an investigation may petition<\/span> an appropriate judicial officer for the issuance of a summons<\/span> directed to a sheriff of any county or city, police chief of any town, or to any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, commanding the officer to summon witnesses at such time and place as he may direct. Any such officer to whom the summons<\/span> is delivered shall forthwith execute it, and make return thereof at the time and place named therein. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation who is conducting an investigation requested under the provisions of § 52-8.2<\/a> or investigating frauds<\/span> or attempts to defraud the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or investigating criminal misconduct related to official duties of any officer, agent, or employee of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, upon authorization by the Attorney General<\/span> or an attorney for the Commonwealth, may administer an oath<\/span> to any complaining witness<\/span> who is giving a statement or evidence<\/span> concerning such investigation. If oath<\/span> is administered pursuant to this statute<\/span> it shall be administered prior to the taking of any statement, and any statement taken after such oath<\/span> shall be reduced to writing and subscribed by the witness<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATION OF OATHS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND AFFIDAVITS; SUMMONING WITNESSES IN\nCERTAIN CASES (\u00a7 52-9)\n\nA. All police officers appointed by the Superintendent are vested with the\nauthority and power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments and affidavits\nincidental to the administration and enforcement of all laws relating to the\noperation of motor vehicles, applications for driver’s licenses and the\ncollection and refunding of taxes levied on gasoline, for which services they\nshall receive no compensation.\n\nB. Any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation conducting an\ninvestigation may petition an appropriate judicial officer for the issuance of a\nsummons directed to a sheriff of any county or city, police chief of any town,\nor to any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, commanding the officer\nto summon witnesses at such time and place as he may direct. Any such officer to\nwhom the summons is delivered shall forthwith execute it, and make return\nthereof at the time and place named therein.\n\nC. Any member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation who is conducting an\ninvestigation requested under the provisions of § 52-8.2 or investigating\nfrauds or attempts to defraud the Commonwealth or any of its political\nsubdivisions or investigating criminal misconduct related to official duties of\nany officer, agent, or employee of the Commonwealth or any of its political\nsubdivisions, upon authorization by the Attorney General or an attorney for the\nCommonwealth, may administer an oath to any complaining witness who is giving a\nstatement or evidence concerning such investigation. If oath is administered\npursuant to this statute it shall be administered prior to the taking of any\nstatement, and any statement taken after such oath shall be reduced to writing\nand subscribed by the witness.\n\nHISTORY: 1932, p. 617; 1934, p. 277; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 2154(53); 1944, p.\n204; R.P. 1948, \u00a7 52-9; 1980, c. 228; 1981, c. 223; 1984, c. 780.","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}}