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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 614 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72088,"section_number":"45.2-1623","catch_line":" Conflicting claims of ownership; arbitration","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1623\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":278879,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62287,"identifier":"8.01-581.06","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.06","url":"\/8.01-581.06\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.06\/","token":"8.01\/21\/2\/8.01-581.06","dublin_core":{"Title":"Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.06","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The arbitrators may issue<\/span> subpoenas<\/span> for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents and other evidence<\/span>, and shall have the power to administer oaths<\/span>. Subpoenas<\/span> so issued shall be served, and upon application to the court<\/span> by a party<\/span> or the arbitrators, enforced, in the manner provided by law<\/span> for the service and enforcement of subpoenas<\/span> in a civil action<\/span>. All provisions of law<\/span> compelling a person<\/span> under subpoena<\/span> to testify are applicable.\n\t\tOn application of a party<\/span> and for use as evidence<\/span>, the arbitrators may permit a deposition<\/span> to be taken of a witness<\/span> who cannot be subpoenaed or is unable to attend the hearing<\/span>, in the manner and upon the terms designated by the arbitrators.\n\t\tFees for attendance as a witness<\/span> shall be the same as for a witness<\/span> in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITNESSES, SUBPOENAS, DEPOSITIONS (\u00a7 8.01-581.06)\n\nThe arbitrators may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the\nproduction of books, records, documents and other evidence, and shall have the\npower to administer oaths. Subpoenas so issued shall be served, and upon\napplication to the court by a party or the arbitrators, enforced, in the manner\nprovided by law for the service and enforcement of subpoenas in a civil action.\nAll provisions of law compelling a person under subpoena to testify are\napplicable.\n\t\tOn application of a party and for use as evidence, the arbitrators may permit\na deposition to be taken of a witness who cannot be subpoenaed or is unable to\nattend the hearing, in the manner and upon the terms designated by the\narbitrators.\n\t\tFees for attendance as a witness shall be the same as for a witness in the\ncircuit court.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, 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}}