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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 305 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 1983 \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 2000, chapter 821<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504541,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377292,"identifier":"8.01-412.2","token":"8.01\/14\/6.1\/8.01-412.2","url":"\/8.01-412.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-412.2\/","token":"8.01\/14\/6.1\/8.01-412.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authorization of audio-visual deposition; official record; uses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-412.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any deposition<\/span> may be recorded by audio-visual<\/span> means without a stenographic record. Any party<\/span> may make, at his own expense, a simultaneous stenographic or audio record of the deposition<\/span>. Upon request and at his own expense, any party<\/span> is entitled to an audio or audio-visual<\/span> copy of the audio-visual<\/span> recording.<\/p>

The audio-visual<\/span> recording is an official record of the deposition<\/span>. A transcript<\/span> prepared by a court reporter<\/span> shall also be deemed an official record of the deposition<\/span>. An audio-visual<\/span> deposition<\/span> may be used for any purpose and under any circumstances in which a stenographic deposition<\/span> may be used.<\/p>

For purposes of this article, “audio-visual<\/span>” shall include video conferencing and teleconferencing.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORIZATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL DEPOSITION; OFFICIAL RECORD; USES (\u00a7 8.01-412.2)\n\nAny deposition may be recorded by audio-visual means without a stenographic\nrecord. Any party may make, at his own expense, a simultaneous stenographic or\naudio record of the deposition. Upon request and at his own expense, any party\nis entitled to an audio or audio-visual copy of the audio-visual recording.\n\nThe audio-visual recording is an official record of the deposition. A transcript\nprepared by a court reporter shall also be deemed an official record of the\ndeposition. An audio-visual deposition may be used for any purpose and under any\ncircumstances in which a stenographic deposition may be used.\n\nFor purposes of this article, “audio-visual” shall include video\nconferencing and teleconferencing.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 305; 2000, c. 821.","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"}}