Procedure in contempt cases

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-11
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No court or judge shall impose a fine upon a juror, witness or other person for disobedience of its process or any contempt, unless he either be present in court at the time, or shall have been served with a rule, returnable to a certain time, requiring him to show cause why the fine should not be imposed and shall have failed to appear and show cause. Code 1950, § 19.1-16; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1975, c. 495.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-11/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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