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Article 1. Legislative Acts and Resolutions; Public Records
§57-1-1. Copies of Legislative Journals, Acts and Resolutions - Copies of the journal of either house of the Legislature,...
§57-1-2. Local or Private Acts and Resolutions of Legislature; Judicial Notice Thereof - Local or private acts and resolutions of the Legislature may...
§57-1-3. Copies of Virginia Laws - The printed copies of the acts and resolutions of the...
§57-1-4. Judicial Notice of Foreign Laws - Whenever in any case it becomes material to ascertain what...
§57-1-5. Notice by Courts and Officers of Signatures of Judges or Governor - All courts and officers shall take notice of the signature...
§57-1-6. Copies of Certain Deeds - Copies of deeds, acknowledged or proved and certified according to...
§57-1-7. Copies of Records, Bonds or Papers in Public Offices; Certificate of Auditor - A copy of any record, bond or paper in the...
§57-1-7a. Use of Photographic Copies in Evidence; State Records, Papers or Documents; Destruction or Transfer to Archives of Originals; Destruction of Canceled Checks and Paid and Canceled Bonds and Coupons - (a) Any public officer of the state may, with the...
§57-1-7b. Use of Photographic Copies in Evidence -- Business and Public Records; Destruction of Originals - If any business, institution, member of a profession or calling,...
§57-1-7c. Use of Microfilm or Microcards to Reproduce and Preserve Records; Destruction or Transfer of Originals to Archivist - The clerk of any court of record of the state...
§57-1-7d. Records Provided on Computer or Optical Disc - Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary,...
§57-1-8. Copy of Writing Filed in One Suit May Be Filed in Another Suit on Same Writing - Such a copy of any writing filed in a suit...
§57-1-9. Application of §§57-1-7 and 57-1-8 to Records or Papers in Public Offices in Virginia - The provisions in the two preceding sections contained shall apply...
§57-1-10. Certificate of Clerk of County Court as to Certain Tax Records - The certificate of the clerk of any county court of...
§57-1-11. Withdrawal of Original Paper Filed in Cause; Retention of Copy - The court in the clerk's office whereof there is an...
§57-1-12. Authentication of Records and Proceedings of Courts of United States or Other States; Full Faith and Credit - The records and judicial proceedings of any court of the...
§57-1-13. Authentication of Public Records Not Pertaining to Courts; Full Faith and Credit - All records and exemplifications of books, which may be kept...
§57-1-14. Authentication of Foreign Deeds, Powers of Attorney, Policies of Insurance, etc. - Every deed or power of attorney executed out of this...
Article 2. Writings and Statements of Private Persons
§57-2-1. Handwriting Analysis - In any civil or criminal action or proceeding, any writing...
§57-2-2. When Attesting Witness Need Not Be Called - It shall not be necessary to prove by the attesting...
§57-2-3. Statement by Accused Upon Legal Examination - In a criminal prosecution other than for perjury or false...
§57-2-4. Justification and Mitigation of Damages in Action for Defamation - In any action for defamation, the defendant may justify by...
Article 3. Competency of Witnesses
§57-3-1. Party or Interested Person Competent as Witness; Exception as to Transaction or Communication With Deceased or Insane Person; Right of Person Sued to Give Evidence in Action for Death by Wrongful Act - No person offered as a witness in any civil action,...
§57-3-2. Competency of Husband and Wife to Testify - Husband and wife shall be competent witnesses to testify for...
§57-3-3. Testimony of Husband and Wife in Criminal Cases - In criminal cases husband and wife shall be allowed, and,...
§57-3-4. Confidential Communications Between Husband and Wife - Neither husband nor wife shall, without the consent of the...
§57-3-5. Competency of Convicts as Witnesses - Conviction of felony or perjury shall not render the convict...
§57-3-6. Competency of Accused as Witness - In any trial or examination in or before any court...
§57-3-7. No Person Incompetent as Witness by Reason of Race or Color - No person shall be incompetent as a witness on account...
§57-3-8. Competency of Chiropractors as Witnesses - Practitioners of chiropractic shall be permitted to qualify as competent...
§57-3-9. Communications to Priests, Nuns, Clergy, Rabbis, Christian Science Practitioners or Other Religious Counselors Not Subject to Being Compelled as Testimony - No priest, nun, rabbi, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner or...
§57-3-10. Reporters' Privilege - (a) "Reporter" means a person who regularly gathers, prepares, collects,...
Article 4. Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony
§57-4-1. Taking and Certification of Depositions -- Generally - In any pending case the deposition of a witness, whether...
§57-4-2. Taking and Certification of Depositions -- Out-of State and in Foreign Countries - On affidavit that a witness resides out of this state,...
§57-4-3. Notice of Taking of Depositions; When Deposition May Be Read in Equity - Reasonable notice shall be given to the adverse party of...
§57-4-4. Circumstances Under Which Deposition May Be Read in Case at Law; Attendance of Deponent Out of County May Be Required - A deposition in a case at law, taken on such...
§57-4-5. When Deposition May Be Read by Adverse Party - When a deposition has been filed, if not read on...
§57-4-6. Taking Deposition After Judgment, Decree or Order; Reading Thereof in Future Trial - In any case wherein there has been a judgment, decree...
§57-4-7. How Testimony Perpetuated - A person desirous of perpetuating the testimony of witnesses as...
Article 5. Miscellaneous Provisions
§57-5-1. Summons for Witnesses - A summons may be issued, directed as described in section...
§57-5-2. When Witness May Be Compelled to Give Evidence Against Himself Immunity of Witness From Prosecution - In any criminal proceeding no person shall be excused from...
§57-5-3. Production of Writings -- by Party - In any case at law, upon a party making affidavit...
§57-5-4. Production of Writings -- by Person Other Than Party - When it appears by affidavit or otherwise that a writing...
§57-5-4a. Hospital Records; Definitions - As used in sections four-a to four-j in this article...
§57-5-4b. Hospital Records; Furnishing Copies in Compliance With Subpoenas - Except as hereinafter provided, when a subpoena duces tecum is...
§57-5-4c. Hospital Records; Sealing, Identification and Direction of Copies - The copy of the records shall be separately enclosed in...
§57-5-4d. Hospital Records; Opening of Sealed Envelopes - Unless the sealed envelope or wrapper is returned to a...
§57-5-4e. Hospital Records; Custodian's Affidavit; Charges - The records shall be accompanied by an affidavit of a...
§57-5-4f. Hospital Records; Admissibility of Copies and Affidavits - The copy of the record shall be admissible in evidence...
§57-5-4g. Hospital Records; Obtaining Personal Attendance of Custodian - The personal attendance of the custodian shall be required if...
§57-5-4h. Hospital Records; Obtaining Personal Attendance of Custodian and Production of Original Record - The personal attendance of the custodian and the production of...
§57-5-4i. Hospital Records; Substitution of Copies After Introduction of Originals - In view of the property right of the hospital in...
§57-5-4j. Hospital Records; Evidence of Reasonableness of Medical Expenses - Proof that medical, hospital and doctor bills were paid or...
§57-5-5. Failure of Witness to Attend or Produce Writing - If any person, after being served with such summons, fail...
§57-5-6. Commitment to Jail of Person Attending but Refusing to Testify or Produce Writing - If a person, after being served with such summons, shall...
§57-5-7. Interpreters Required - (a) In any court proceeding wherein a party or witness...
§57-5-8. Who May Administer Oath to Witness - Any person before whom a witness is to be examined...
§57-5-9. Administration of Oaths or Taking of Affidavits; Authentication of Affidavit Made in Another State or Country; Oaths and Affidavits of Persons in Military Service - Any judge of this state may administer any oath that...
§57-5-10. Affidavit of Nonresidence; Affidavit of Publication in Newspaper - In any suit an affidavit that the witness or party...
§57-5-11. Disposal of Exhibits or Articles Offered in Evidence; Disposal of Property in Hands of Law-Enforcement Officials - Any circuit court in this state, or the judge thereof...
§57-5-12. Certain Documents Deemed Duplicates - A reproduction of a document acquired from the employment of...