Arrest
This is Chapter 7 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Arrest.” It is part of Title 19.2, titled “Criminal Procedure.” It’s comprised of the following 31 sections.
- § 19.2-71
- Who may issue process of arrest
- § 19.2-72
- When it may issue; what to recite and require
- § 19.2-73
- Issuance of summons instead of warrant in certain cases
- § 19.2-73.1
- Notice of issuance of warrant or summons; appearance; failure to appear
- § 19.2-73.2
- Law-enforcement officers to issue subpoenas; penalty
- § 19.2-74
- Issuance and service of summons in place of warrant in misdemeanor case; issuance of summons by special conservators of the peace
- § 19.2-74.1
- Repealed
- § 19.2-75
- Copy of process to be left with accused; exception
- § 19.2-76
- Execution and return of warrant, capias or summons; arrest outside county or city where charge is to be tried
- § 19.2-76.1
- Submission of quarterly reports concerning unexecuted felony and misdemeanor warrants and other criminal process; destruction; dismissal
- § 19.2-76.2
- Mailing of summons in certain cases
- § 19.2-76.3
- Failure to appear on return date for summons issued under § 19.2-76.2
- § 19.2-77
- Escape, flight and pursuit; arrest anywhere in Commonwealth
- § 19.2-78
- Uniform of officer making arrest
- § 19.2-79
- Arrest by officers of other states of United States
- § 19.2-80
- Duty of arresting officer; bail
- § 19.2-80.1
- When arrested person operating motor vehicle; how vehicle removed from scene of arrest
- § 19.2-80.2
- Duty of arresting officer; providing magistrate or court with criminal history information
- § 19.2-81
- (Effective July 1, 2018) Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases
- § 19.2-81
- (Effective until July 1, 2018) Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases
- § 19.2-81.1
- Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases
- § 19.2-81.2
- Power of correctional officers and designated noncustodial employees to detain
- § 19.2-81.3
- Arrest without a warrant authorized in cases of assault and battery against a family or household member and stalking and for violations of protective orders; procedure, etc
- § 19.2-81.4
- Repealed
- § 19.2-81.5
- Cooperation with a law-enforcement officer
- § 19.2-81.6
- Authority of law-enforcement officers to arrest illegal aliens
- § 19.2-82
- Procedure upon arrest without warrant
- § 19.2-82.1
- Giving false identity to law-enforcement officer; penalty
- § 19.2-83
- Repealed
- § 19.2-83.1
- Report of arrest of school employees and adult students for certain offenses
- § 19.2-83.2
- Jail officer to ascertain citizenship of inmate