CODE OF VIRGINIA

ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT BY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS IN CERTAIN CASES (§ 19.2-81.1)

Any correctional officer, as defined in § 53.1-1, may arrest, in the same
manner as provided in § 19.2-81, persons for crimes involving:

   (a.  The escape of an inmate from a correctional institution, as defined in §
   53.1-1;

   (b.  Assisting an inmate to escape from a correctional institution, as defined
   in § 53.1-1;

   (c.  The delivery of contraband to an inmate in violation of § 18.2-474 or §
   18.2-474.1; and

   (d.  Any other criminal offense which may contribute to the disruption of the
   safety, welfare, or security of the population of a correctional institution.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 752.