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Such attendance, production, and examination shall be required by subpoena of the Commission upon timely request therefor by any party to a proceeding before it, unless the Commission finds that the issuance of such subpoena is for dilatory purposes, would cause substantial inconvenience to such witnesses, or is not likely to produce significant relevant evidence.B\n\nThe county or city sheriff or town sergeant, and their respective deputies, shall serve subpoenas of the Commission or its deputies and shall receive the same fees as are now provided by law for like civil actions. Each witness who appears in obedience to such subpoena of the Commission shall receive for attendance the fees and mileage for witnesses in civil cases in courts.C\n\nThe clerk of any court of record shall, upon the application of any party in interest to a proceeding pending under this title, issue a subpoena for the attendance at such proceeding of any witness whose testimony is sought. The return of any subpoena so issued shall be made to the Commission, which shall enforce the attendance of any such witness at such proceeding.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281825,"text":"The Commission or any member or deputy commissioner shall have authority to enforce the attendance of all parties in interest and of witnesses and the production and examination of books, papers and records and to punish for contempt or disobedience of its orders as is vested in courts and judges by § 18.2-456, or Chapter 21 (§ 19.2-339 et seq.) of Title 19.2. Such attendance, production, and examination shall be required by subpoena of the Commission upon timely request therefor by any party to a proceeding before it, unless the Commission finds that the issuance of such subpoena is for dilatory purposes, would cause substantial inconvenience to such witnesses, or is not likely to produce significant relevant evidence.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":281826,"text":"The county or city sheriff or town sergeant, and their respective deputies, shall serve subpoenas of the Commission or its deputies and shall receive the same fees as are now provided by law for like civil actions. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1952, chapter 470; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1970, chapter 470; in 1981, chapter 531; in 1991, chapter 355.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86971,"section_number":"38.2-5012","catch_line":"Enforcement, etc., of orders and awards","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-5012\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70926,"section_number":"18.2-456","catch_line":"Cases in which courts and judges may punish summarily for contempt","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-456\/"},{"id":77280,"section_number":"19.2-339","catch_line":"Word \"fine\" construed","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-339\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276269,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78650,"identifier":"65.2-202","token":"65.2\/2\/65.2-202","url":"\/65.2-202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-202\/","token":"65.2\/2\/65.2-202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Subpoena powers of the Commission; production of records and papers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> or any member or deputy commissioner shall have authority to enforce the attendance of all parties in interest and of witnesses and the production and examination of books, papers and records and to punish for contempt<\/span> or disobedience of its orders<\/span> as is vested in courts<\/span> and judges<\/span> by § 18.2-456<\/a>, or Chapter 21 (§ 19.2-339<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2. Such attendance, production, and examination shall be required by subpoena<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> upon timely request therefor by any party<\/span> to a proceeding before it, unless the Commission<\/span> finds that the issuance of such subpoena<\/span> is for dilatory purposes, would cause substantial inconvenience to such witnesses, or is not likely to produce significant relevant evidence<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The county or city sheriff or town sergeant, and their respective deputies, shall serve subpoenas<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> or its deputies and shall receive the same fees as are now provided by law<\/span> for like civil actions<\/span>. Each witness<\/span> who appears in obedience to such subpoena<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> shall receive for attendance the fees and mileage for witnesses in civil cases in courts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The clerk of any court<\/span> of record shall, upon the application of any party in interest<\/span> to a proceeding pending under this title, issue<\/span> a subpoena<\/span> for the attendance at such proceeding of any witness<\/span> whose testimony<\/span> is sought. The return of any subpoena<\/span> so issued shall be made to the Commission<\/span>, which shall enforce the attendance of any such witness<\/span> at such proceeding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBPOENA POWERS OF THE COMMISSION; PRODUCTION OF RECORDS AND PAPERS (\u00a7\n65.2-202)\n\nA. The Commission or any member or deputy commissioner shall have authority to\nenforce the attendance of all parties in interest and of witnesses and the\nproduction and examination of books, papers and records and to punish for\ncontempt or disobedience of its orders as is vested in courts and judges by\n§ 18.2-456, or Chapter 21 (§ 19.2-339 et seq.) of Title 19.2. Such\nattendance, production, and examination shall be required by subpoena of the\nCommission upon timely request therefor by any party to a proceeding before it,\nunless the Commission finds that the issuance of such subpoena is for dilatory\npurposes, would cause substantial inconvenience to such witnesses, or is not\nlikely to produce significant relevant evidence.\n\nB. The county or city sheriff or town sergeant, and their respective deputies,\nshall serve subpoenas of the Commission or its deputies and shall receive the\nsame fees as are now provided by law for like civil actions. Each witness who\nappears in obedience to such subpoena of the Commission shall receive for\nattendance the fees and mileage for witnesses in civil cases in courts.\n\nC. The clerk of any court of record shall, upon the application of any party in\ninterest to a proceeding pending under this title, issue a subpoena for the\nattendance at such proceeding of any witness whose testimony is sought. The\nreturn of any subpoena so issued shall be made to the Commission, which shall\nenforce the attendance of any such witness at such proceeding.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 65-17 through 65-18.1; 1952, c. 470; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7\u00a7\n65.1-19 through 65.1-21; 1970, c. 470; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 7; 1981, c. 531;\n1991, c. 355.","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}}