CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§ 19.2-18)

Every conservator of the peace shall have authority to arrest without a warrant
in such instances as are set out in §§ 19.2-19 and 19.2-81. Upon making an
arrest without a warrant, the conservator of the peace shall proceed in
accordance with the provisions of § 19.2-22 or § 19.2-82 as the case may be.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-20; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1972, c. 549; 1975,
c. 495.