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CHAPTER 873 An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-783.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to investigations by human rights commissioners in counties having the urban county executive form of government. [H 88] Approved April 20, 1994

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15.1-783.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 15.1-783.2. Investigations.

Whenever the commission on human rights has a reasonable cause to believe that any person ("person" for the purposes of this article shall include includes one or more individuals, labor unions, partnerships, corporations, associations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, or unincorporated organizations) has engaged in, or is engaging in , any violation of a county ordinance which prohibits discrimination due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or disability, the commission on human rights, if and, after making a good faith effort to obtain the data and, information , and attendance of witnesses necessary to determine whether such violation has occurred, is unable to obtain such data, information, or attendance, it may request the county attorney to apply to petition the judge of the general district court for its jurisdiction for a subpoena duces tecum against any such person refusing to produce such data and information or refusing to appear as a witness, and the judge of such court may, upon good cause shown, cause the subpoena to be issued. Any witness subpoena issued under this section shall include a statement that any statements made will be under oath and that the respondent or other witness is entitled to be represented by an attorney at law. Any person failing to comply with such a subpoena issued under this section shall be subject to punishment for contempt by the court issuing the subpoena. Any person so subpoenaed may apply to the judge who issued a subpoena to quash it.