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It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1391121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350242,"identifier":"17.1-915","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-915","url":"\/17.1-915\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-915\/","token":"17.1\/9\/17.1-915","dublin_core":{"Title":"Witness fees; mileage; exception","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-915","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Each <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span>, shall receive for his attendance the same fees and all witnesses shall receive the same mileage allowed by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> to a <span class=\"dictionary\">witness<\/span> in civil cases. The amount shall be paid by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> from funds appropriated for the use of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1305153\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/17.1-915\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> This section shall not apply to an officer or employee of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof, or an officer or an employee of a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-1305154\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/17.1-915\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITNESS FEES; MILEAGE; EXCEPTION (\u00a7 17.1-915)\n\nA. Each witness, shall receive for his attendance the same fees and all\nwitnesses shall receive the same mileage allowed by law to a witness in civil\ncases. The amount shall be paid by the Commission from funds appropriated for\nthe use of the Commission.\n\nB. This section shall not apply to an officer or employee of the Commonwealth or\na political subdivision thereof, or an officer or an employee of a court of the\nCommonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 154, \u00a7 2.1-37.15; 2001, c. 844.","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"}}