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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1966, chapter 268; in 1975, chapter 652; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1986, chapter 36; in 1987, chapter 70; in 2001, chapter 348<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 757<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 281<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69531,"section_number":"20-107.3","catch_line":"Court may decree as to property and debts of the parties","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-107.3\/"},{"id":86162,"section_number":"20-108.1","catch_line":"Determination of child or spousal support","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-108.1\/"},{"id":61413,"section_number":"55.1-1200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277281,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61985,"identifier":"8.01-375","token":"8.01\/13\/8.01-375","url":"\/8.01-375\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-375\/","token":"8.01\/13\/8.01-375","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exclusion of witnesses in civil cases (Subsection (a) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived in part from this section and subsection (b) of Supreme Court Rule 2:615 derived from this section)","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-375","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The court<\/span> trying any civil case may upon its own motion<\/span>, and shall upon the motion<\/span> of any party<\/span>, require the exclusion of every witness. However, the following shall be exempt from the rule of this section as a matter of right: (i) each named party<\/span> who is an individual; (ii) one officer or agent of each party<\/span> that is a public or private corporation, partnership, association, governmental agency, or other entity; (iii) an attorney alleged in a habeas corpus<\/span> proceeding to have acted ineffectively; and (iv) in an unlawful detainer action<\/span> filed in general district court<\/span>, a managing agent as defined in \u00a7 55.1-1200<\/a>.\n\t\tWhere expert witnesses are to testify in the case, the court<\/span> may, at the request of all parties, allow one expert witness<\/span> for each party<\/span> to remain in the courtroom; however, in cases pertaining to the distribution of marital property pursuant to \u00a7 20-107.3<\/a> or the determination of child or spousal support pursuant to \u00a7 20-108.1<\/a>, the court<\/span> may, upon motion<\/span> of any party<\/span>, allow one expert witness<\/span> for each party<\/span> to remain in the courtroom throughout the hearing<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCLUSION OF WITNESSES IN CIVIL CASES (SUBSECTION (A) OF SUPREME COURT RULE\n2:615 DERIVED IN PART FROM THIS SECTION AND SUBSECTION (B) OF SUPREME COURT RULE\n2:615 DERIVED FROM THIS SECTION) (\u00a7 8.01-375)\n\nThe court trying any civil case may upon its own motion, and shall upon the\nmotion of any party, require the exclusion of every witness. However, the\nfollowing shall be exempt from the rule of this section as a matter of right:\n(i) each named party who is an individual; (ii) one officer or agent of each\nparty that is a public or private corporation, partnership, association,\ngovernmental agency, or other entity; (iii) an attorney alleged in a habeas\ncorpus proceeding to have acted ineffectively; and (iv) in an unlawful detainer\naction filed in general district court, a managing agent as defined in \u00a7\n55.1-1200.\n\t\tWhere expert witnesses are to testify in the case, the court may, at the\nrequest of all parties, allow one expert witness for each party to remain in the\ncourtroom; however, in cases pertaining to the distribution of marital property\npursuant to \u00a7 20-107.3 or the determination of child or spousal support\npursuant to \u00a7 20-108.1, the court may, upon motion of any party, allow one\nexpert witness for each party to remain in the courtroom throughout the hearing.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-211.1; 1966, c. 268; 1975, c. 652; 1977, c. 617; 1986,\nc. 36; 1987, c. 70; 2001, c. 348; 2006, c. 757; 2016, c. 281; 2023, c. 615.","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}}