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The court shall be authorized to issue and compel compliance with such a subpoena upon a showing of reasonable cause. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 408 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1993, chapter 499.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77359,"section_number":"2.2-4022","catch_line":"Subpoenas, depositions and requests for admissions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4022\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240521,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81064,"identifier":"54.1-307","token":"54.1\/II\/3\/54.1-307","url":"\/54.1-307\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-307\/","token":"54.1\/II\/3\/54.1-307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Subpoenas","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the authority granted in \u00a7 2.2-4022<\/a> to issue<\/span> subpoenas<\/span> and the right to issue<\/span> subpoenas<\/span> granted the several regulatory boards<\/span> within the Department<\/span> of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Director<\/span> or a designated subordinate shall have the right to make an ex parte<\/span> application to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the city or county wherein evidence<\/span> sought is kept or wherein a licensee does business, for the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum<\/span> in furtherance of the investigation of a sworn complaint within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Department<\/span> or a regulatory board<\/span> to request production of any relevant records, documents and physical or other evidence<\/span> of any person, partnership, association or corporation licensed or regulated by the Department<\/span>. The court<\/span> shall be authorized to 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>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBPOENAS (\u00a7 54.1-307)\n\nIn addition to the authority granted in \u00a7 2.2-4022 to issue subpoenas and the\nright to issue subpoenas granted the several regulatory boards within the\nDepartment of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Director or a\ndesignated subordinate shall have the right to make an ex parte application to\nthe circuit court for the city or county wherein evidence sought is kept or\nwherein a licensee does business, for the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum in\nfurtherance of the investigation of a sworn complaint within the jurisdiction of\nthe Department or a regulatory board to request production of any relevant\nrecords, documents and physical or other evidence of any person, partnership,\nassociation or corporation licensed or regulated by the Department. The court\nshall be authorized to issue and compel compliance with such a subpoena upon a\nshowing of reasonable cause. Upon determining that reasonable cause exists to\nbelieve that evidence may be destroyed or altered, the court may issue a\nsubpoena duces tecum requiring the immediate production of evidence.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 408, \u00a7 54-1.40; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499.","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}}