Va. Code § 19.2-11
Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
No court or judge shall impose a fine upon a juror, witness or other person for disobedience of its process or any contempt, unless he either be present in court at the time, or shall have been served with a rule, returnable to a certain time, requiring him to show cause why the fine should not be imposed and shall have failed to appear and show cause.
Va. Code § 19.2-11