During any criminal proceeding, upon motion of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth, a judge may prohibit testimony as to the current residential or business address, any telephone number, or email address of a victim or witness if the judge determines that this information is not material under the circumstances of the case.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 19.2-269.2

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Judge: means any judge, associate judge or substitute judge of any court or any magistrate. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

1989, c. 170; 1994, cc. 845, 931; 2018, cc. 47, 83.