Prisoners as Witnesses or Charged With Other Crimes

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Prisoners as Witnesses or Charged With Other Crimes.” It is part of Chapter 7 “Crimes and Criminal Proceedings Involving Prisoners”, which is part of Title 53.1 “Prisons and Other Methods of Correction”. It contains 4 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 4 sections.

§ 53.1-206	When prisoner surrendered as witness; certificate
§ 53.1-207	Cost of transportation
§ 53.1-208	Prisoners indicted or charged with crime outside Virginia; certificate; authority of officer with custody of prisoner
§ 53.1-209	Foreign prisoners to be held in Virginia