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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1964, chapter 386; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1390907,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350191,"identifier":"17.1-615","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-615","url":"\/17.1-615\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-615\/","token":"17.1\/6\/17.1-615","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time within which witnesses may be paid out of state treasury","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-615","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No payment out of the state treasury shall be made to witnesses unless their claims are presented within two years from the time of rendering the service.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIME WITHIN WHICH WITNESSES MAY BE PAID OUT OF STATE TREASURY (\u00a7 17.1-615)\n\nNo payment out of the state treasury shall be made to witnesses unless their\nclaims are presented within two years from the time of rendering the service.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 14-190; 1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-193; 1998, c. 872.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}