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Code of Virginia · § 20-82 — Spouses competent as witnesses

20-82. Spouses competent as witnesses

In every prosecution under this chapter, persons married to each other shall be competent witnesses to testify against each other in all relevant matters, including the facts of such marriage, provided that neither shall be compelled to give evidence incriminating himself.

History and annotations

Code 1919, § 1941; 1918, p. 761; 1922, p. 846; 2020, c. 900.

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