Virginia Code 16.1-69.25: Judge may issue warrants, summons, and subpoenas
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Except as otherwise provided by general law, a judge of a district court may, within the scope of his general jurisdiction, issue warrants, summons, and subpoenas, including subpoenas duces tecum or other process, in civil, traffic and criminal cases, to be returned before his court, and may also issue fugitive warrants and conduct proceedings thereon in accordance with the provisions of §§ 19.2-99 through 19.2-104.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 16.1-69.25
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546; 1994, c. 500; 2014, cc. 305, 310.