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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 766 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1426695,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358497,"identifier":"30-163","token":"30\/16\/30-163","url":"\/30-163\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-163\/","token":"30\/16\/30-163","dublin_core":{"Title":"Impounding of certain documents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-163","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the application of the Commission or duly authorized member of its staff, the judge<\/span> of any court<\/span> of record may impound any exhibit or document received or obtained in any public or private hearing<\/span> held in connection with a hearing<\/span> conducted by the Commission, and may order<\/span> such exhibit to be retained by, or delivered to and placed in custody<\/span> of the Commission. The order<\/span> may be rescinded by further order<\/span> of the court<\/span> made after five days’ notice to the Commission or upon its application or with its consent, all in the discretion of the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMPOUNDING OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS (\u00a7 30-163)\n\nUpon the application of the Commission or duly authorized member of its staff,\nthe judge of any court of record may impound any exhibit or document received or\nobtained in any public or private hearing held in connection with a hearing\nconducted by the Commission, and may order such exhibit to be retained by, or\ndelivered to and placed in custody of the Commission. The order may be rescinded\nby further order of the court made after five days’ notice to the\nCommission or upon its application or with its consent, all in the discretion of\nthe court.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 766, \u00a7 9-138; 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"}}