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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 1968, chapter 660; in 1970, chapter 470; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1993, chapter 694; in 2024, chapter 559<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78729,"section_number":"2.2-4006","catch_line":"Exemptions from requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4006\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276599,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54210,"identifier":"65.2-703","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-703","url":"\/65.2-703\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-703\/","token":"65.2\/7\/65.2-703","dublin_core":{"Title":"Interrogatories and depositions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-703","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any party<\/span> to a proceeding under this title may serve interrogatories<\/span> or cause the depositions<\/span> of witnesses residing within or without the Commonwealth to be taken, the costs to be taxed as other costs by the Commission<\/span>. All interrogatories<\/span>, depositions<\/span>, or any other discovery<\/span> shall conform to rules governing discovery<\/span> promulgated by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall adopt rules governing discovery<\/span> conforming as nearly as practicable to Part Four of the Rules of the Virginia Supreme Court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINTERROGATORIES AND DEPOSITIONS (\u00a7 65.2-703)\n\nA. Any party to a proceeding under this title may serve interrogatories or cause\nthe depositions of witnesses residing within or without the Commonwealth to be\ntaken, the costs to be taxed as other costs by the Commission. All\ninterrogatories, depositions, or any other discovery shall conform to rules\ngoverning discovery promulgated by the Commission.\n\nB. The Commission shall adopt rules governing discovery conforming as nearly as\npracticable to Part Four of the Rules of the Virginia Supreme Court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-91.1; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-95; 1970, c. 470; 1991, c.\n355; 1993, c. 694; 2024, c. 559.","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}}