2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-412.10 , 19.2-88 , 19.2-99 , 19.2-100 , 19.2-273 , and 19.2-274 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-87.1 and by adding in Title 32.1 a chapter numbered 21, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-376 through 32.1-382 , relating to Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties.
[S 794]
Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 8.01-412.10 , 19.2-88 , 19.2-99 , 19.2-100 , 19.2-273 , and 19.2-274 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 19.2-87.1 and by adding in Title 32.1 a chapter numbered 21, consisting of sections numbered 32.1-376 through 32.1-382 , as follows:
§ 8.01-412.10 . Issuance of subpoena.
A. To request the issuance of a subpoena under this article, a party shall submit to the clerk of court in the circuit in which discovery is sought to be conducted in the Commonwealth (i) a foreign subpoena and ; (ii) a written statement that the law of the foreign jurisdiction grants reciprocal privileges to citizens of the Commonwealth for taking discovery in the jurisdiction that issued the foreign subpoena ; and (iii) an attestation, made under penalty of perjury, stating whether the subpoena seeks documents, information, or testimony related to protected health care activity as defined in § 32.1-377 . The submission of such attestation shall subject the attester to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth for any suit, penalty, or damages arising out of false attestation under this section .
B. When Except as provided in subsection F, when a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the Commonwealth, the clerk, in accordance with that court's procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.