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Any subpoena shall be issued in the name of the Board and be signed by a member of the Board or by its secretary.B\n\nIf any person fails or refuses to obey a subpoena, or to give testimony, the Board shall notify the circuit court of the county or city wherein the hearing is or was to have been held, or where the documents or tangible things were to have been produced. On receipt of the notice, the circuit court shall issue an order compelling such person’s attendance or testimony, or both, or the production of the documents or tangible things, to the same extent as could be required in a proceeding in court.C\n\nInformation furnished to and testimony given before the Board or the character and fitness committee in the course of an investigation or hearing shall be privileged, and any person furnishing information or giving testimony shall be immune from civil liability therefor, unless it is shown that such person was motivated by actual malice.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231400,"text":"In the conduct of investigations and hearings, the Board and character and fitness committee may administer oaths and affirmations and may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and other records or tangible evidence relevant to any such investigation or hearing. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 734 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244373,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63518,"identifier":"54.1-3925.3","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3925.3","url":"\/54.1-3925.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3925.3\/","token":"54.1\/IV\/39\/4\/54.1-3925.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority for subpoenas; qualified privilege and immunity","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3925.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In the conduct of investigations and hearings<\/span>, the Board and character and fitness committee may administer oaths<\/span> and affirmations and may issue<\/span> subpoenas<\/span> for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and other records or tangible evidence<\/span> relevant to any such investigation or hearing<\/span>. Any subpoena<\/span> shall be issued in the name of the Board and be signed by a member of the Board or by its secretary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If any person fails or refuses to obey a subpoena<\/span>, or to give testimony<\/span>, the Board shall notify the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city wherein the hearing<\/span> is or was to have been held, or where the documents or tangible things were to have been produced. On receipt of the notice, the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> shall issue<\/span> an order<\/span> compelling such person’s attendance or testimony<\/span>, or both, or the production of the documents or tangible things, to the same extent as could be required in a proceeding in court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Information furnished to and testimony<\/span> given before the Board or the character and fitness committee in the course of an investigation or hearing<\/span> shall be privileged, and any person furnishing information or giving testimony<\/span> shall be immune from civil liability therefor, unless it is shown that such person was motivated by actual malice<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY FOR SUBPOENAS; QUALIFIED PRIVILEGE AND IMMUNITY (\u00a7 54.1-3925.3)\n\nA. In the conduct of investigations and hearings, the Board and character and\nfitness committee may administer oaths and affirmations and may issue subpoenas\nfor the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts,\ndocuments, and other records or tangible evidence relevant to any such\ninvestigation or hearing. Any subpoena shall be issued in the name of the Board\nand be signed by a member of the Board or by its secretary.\n\nB. If any person fails or refuses to obey a subpoena, or to give testimony, the\nBoard shall notify the circuit court of the county or city wherein the hearing\nis or was to have been held, or where the documents or tangible things were to\nhave been produced. On receipt of the notice, the circuit court shall issue an\norder compelling such person’s attendance or testimony, or both, or the\nproduction of the documents or tangible things, to the same extent as could be\nrequired in a proceeding in court.\n\nC. Information furnished to and testimony given before the Board or the\ncharacter and fitness committee in the course of an investigation or hearing\nshall be privileged, and any person furnishing information or giving testimony\nshall be immune from civil liability therefor, unless it is shown that such\nperson was motivated by actual malice.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 734.","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}}