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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>360443</law_id><section_number>33.2-720</section_number><catch_line>Supervisors may issue process</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="77" identifier="33.2">Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="7">Local Authority Over Highways</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="2" identifier="2">Establishment, Alteration, and Discontinuance of Highways</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The governing body of a county shall have power to cause process to <span class="dictionary">issue</span> and compel the attendance of witnesses and other parties.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 33-159; 1970, c. 322, &#xA7; 33.1-244; 2014, c. 805.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
