76823346.2-937Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Motor VehiclesOperationRegulation Of TrafficLegal Procedures And RequirementsTraffic infractions treated as misdemeanors for arrest purposes1977, c. 585, § 46.1-178.01; 1989, c. 727.Sattler v. Com.0146942457 S.E.2d 3981995-05-16https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1068418/sattler-v-com/ . . . criminal in nature. Code § 18.2-8. However, Code § 46.2-937 provides that "[f]or purposes of . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Neiss v. Com.Record No. 0214-92-4433 S.E.2d 2621993-07-27https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1301006/neiss-v-com/ . . . shall be treated as misdemeanors." Code § 46.2-937. Corpening had authority to arrest Neiss without . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Harris v. Com.Record No. 1582-87-2388 S.E.2d 2801990-01-30https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1390810/harris-v-com/ . . . NOTES . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr> . . . David Lytle Jeanette Lytle Joan Maguire v. Charles D. . . . 99-2609240 F.3d 4042001-02-16https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/772094/david-lytle-jeanette-lytle-joan-maguire-v-charles-d-griffith-jr-in-his/ . . . are treated as misdemeanors. See Va. Code Ann. S 46.2-937 (Michie's 1998). Otherwise, traffic . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitWest v. Com.1405001549 S.E.2d 6052001-07-24https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064980/west-v-com/ . . . dismissed. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Weaver v. Com.0555983513 S.E.2d 4231999-04-13https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1066394/weaver-v-com/ . . . infraction in North Carolina. Virginia Code § 46.2-937 provides that traffic infractions in . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Richard Alvin Otey v. Commonwealth of Virginia24391122012-12-26https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061495/richard-alvin-otey-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/ . . . include . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Lytle v. Griffith99-26092001-02-16https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2967346/lytle-v-griffith/ . . . are treated as misdemeanors. See Va. Code . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuithttp://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-937//46.2-937/46.2/III/8/17/46.2-937For purposes of arrest, traffic infractions shall be treated as misdemeanors. Except as otherwise provided by this title, the authority and duties of arresting officers shall be the same for traffic infractions as for misdemeanors.section1