Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org35096018.2-437Immunity of witnesses2026Crimes and Offenses GenerallyCrimes Against the Administration of JusticePerjury

No witness called by the attorney for the Commonwealth, or by the court, and required to give evidence for the prosecution in a proceeding under this article shall ever be proceeded against for the offense concerning which he testified. Such witness shall be compelled to testify and may be punished for contempt for refusing to do so.

Code 1950, § 18.1-277; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.Commonwealth v. SlussRecord No. 0017-92-3419 S.E.2d 2631992-06-08https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1338701/commonwealth-v-sluss/ . . . 419 S.E.2d 263 (1992) . . . COAHerring v. BlankenshipCiv. A. 86-0149-B662 F. Supp. 5571987-05-29https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1393013/herring-v-blankenship/ . . . 662 F.Supp. 557 (1987) . . . District Court, W.D. Virginia