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The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a witness be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is to be taken.B\n\nIn a guardianship or protective proceeding, a court in the Commonwealth may permit a witness located in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone or audiovisual or other electronic means. A court in the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the court of the other state in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.C\n\nDocumentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of the Commonwealth by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the best evidence rule.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261591,"text":"In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state may be offered by deposition or other means allowable in the Commonwealth for testimony taken in another state. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 518<\/a> 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. 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 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":275653,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72670,"identifier":"64.2-2104","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2104","url":"\/64.2-2104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2104\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Taking testimony in another state","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In a guardianship or protective proceeding<\/span>, in addition to other procedures that may be available, testimony<\/span> of a witness<\/span> who is located in another state<\/span> may be offered by deposition<\/span> or other means allowable in the Commonwealth for testimony<\/span> taken in another state<\/span>. The court<\/span> on its own motion<\/span> may order<\/span> that the testimony<\/span> of a witness<\/span> be taken in another state<\/span> and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony<\/span> is to be taken. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In a guardianship or protective proceeding<\/span>, a court<\/span> in the Commonwealth may permit a witness<\/span> located in another state<\/span> to be deposed or to testify by telephone or audiovisual or other electronic means. A court<\/span> in the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the court<\/span> of the other state<\/span> in designating an appropriate location for the deposition<\/span> or testimony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Documentary evidence<\/span> transmitted from another state<\/span> to a court<\/span> of the Commonwealth by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence<\/span> on an objection based on the best evidence<\/span> rule. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE (\u00a7 64.2-2104)\n\nA. In a guardianship or protective proceeding, in addition to other procedures\nthat may be available, testimony of a witness who is located in another state\nmay be offered by deposition or other means allowable in the Commonwealth for\ntestimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the\ntestimony of a witness be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in\nwhich and the terms upon which the testimony is to be taken.\n\nB. In a guardianship or protective proceeding, a court in the Commonwealth may\npermit a witness located in another state to be deposed or to testify by\ntelephone or audiovisual or other electronic means. A court in the Commonwealth\nshall cooperate with the court of the other state in designating an appropriate\nlocation for the deposition or testimony.\n\nC. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of the\nCommonwealth by technological means that do not produce an original writing may\nnot be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the best evidence rule.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1036; 2012, c. 614.","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}}