The court may, in its discretion, direct any appropriate state agency, in addition to the Commission on Local Government, to gather and present evidence, including statistical data and exhibits, for the court, to be subject to the usual rules of evidence. The court shall determine the actual expense of preparing such evidence, and shall tax such expense as costs in the case; the costs shall be paid by the clerk into the general fund of the state treasury and credited to the agency furnishing the evidence.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-3527

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • local government: shall be construed to mean a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
  • state agency: means the same as that term is defined in § 2. See Virginia Code 1-206

1979, c. 85, § 15.1-1130.9; 1997, c. 587.