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2000 SESSION
002096420Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 39 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-3938.1 as follows:
§ 54.1-3938.1. Subpoena issued pursuant to law of another jurisdiction.
Whenever a subpoena is sought in this Commonwealth pursuant to the laws of
another jurisdiction for use in lawyer discipline or disability proceedings, and
where the [ issuance of request for ] the subpoena has been duly approved
under the laws of the other jurisdiction, the chair or a vice-chair of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board, upon
receiving an application from Bar Counsel, may issue a subpoena as provided in
this section to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents
in the county or city in the Commonwealth where the witness resides or is
employed or elsewhere as agreed by the witness. The circuit courts shall have
the power to enforce a subpoena issued pursuant to this section and to adjudge
disobedience thereof as contempt. The privilege extended by this section shall
be available only to those jurisdictions that extend a similar privilege [ to
for disciplinary proceedings in ] this Commonwealth.