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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 209 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1991, chapter 81; in 1993, chapters 428 and 940; in 2005, chapter 597<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82982,"section_number":"64.2-447","catch_line":"Use of depositions","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-447\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":277689,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60387,"identifier":"8.01-420.4","token":"8.01\/14\/9\/8.01-420.4","url":"\/8.01-420.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-420.4\/","token":"8.01\/14\/9\/8.01-420.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Taking of depositions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-420.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Party<\/span> Depositions<\/span>. — A deposition<\/span> of a party<\/span>, or any witness<\/span> designated under Rule 4:5(b)(6) to testify on behalf of a party<\/span>, shall be taken in the county or city in which suit<\/span> is pending, in an adjacent county or city, at a place upon which the parties agree, or at a place that the court<\/span> may, for good cause, designate. Good cause may include the expense or inconvenience of a non-resident party<\/span> defendant<\/span> appearing in one of the locations specified in this subsection. The restrictions as to parties set forth in this subsection shall not apply where no responsive pleading has been filed or an appearance<\/span> otherwise made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Non-party<\/span> Witness<\/span> Depositions<\/span>. — Unless otherwise provided by the law<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> where a non-party<\/span> witness<\/span> resides, a deposition<\/span> of a non-party<\/span> witness<\/span> shall be taken in the county or city where the non-party<\/span> witness<\/span> resides, is employed, or has his principal place of business; at a place upon which the witness<\/span> and the parties to the litigation<\/span> agree; or at a place that the court<\/span> may, for good cause, designate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTAKING OF DEPOSITIONS (\u00a7 8.01-420.4)\n\nA. Party Depositions. — A deposition of a party, or any witness designated\nunder Rule 4:5(b)(6) to testify on behalf of a party, shall be taken in the\ncounty or city in which suit is pending, in an adjacent county or city, at a\nplace upon which the parties agree, or at a place that the court may, for good\ncause, designate. Good cause may include the expense or inconvenience of a\nnon-resident party defendant appearing in one of the locations specified in this\nsubsection. The restrictions as to parties set forth in this subsection shall\nnot apply where no responsive pleading has been filed or an appearance otherwise\nmade.\n\nB. Non-party Witness Depositions. — Unless otherwise provided by the law\nof the jurisdiction where a non-party witness resides, a deposition of a\nnon-party witness shall be taken in the county or city where the non-party\nwitness resides, is employed, or has his principal place of business; at a place\nupon which the witness and the parties to the litigation agree; or at a place\nthat the court may, for good cause, designate.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 209; 1991, c. 81; 1993, cc. 428, 940; 2005, c. 597.","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}}