                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUMMONING WITNESSES IN ANOTHER STATE TO TESTIFY IN THIS COMMONWEALTH (§
19.2-277)

If a person in any state which by its laws has made provision for commanding
persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions or
grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence in this Commonwealth is
a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this
Commonwealth, or in a grand jury investigation which has commenced or is about
to commence, a judge of such court may issue a certificate under the seal of the
court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be
required. The certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken
into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this Commonwealth to
assure his attendance in this Commonwealth. This certificate shall be presented
to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-274; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.