Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7986019.2-269Convicts as witnesses (Supreme Court Rule 2:609 derived from this section)2025Criminal ProcedureEvidence and WitnessesIn General

A person convicted of a felony or perjury shall not be incompetent to testify, but the fact of conviction may be shown in evidence to affect his credit.

Code 1950, § 19.1-265; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.