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§ 37.2-835 Arrest without warrant

Any officer authorized to make arrests is authorized to make an arrest under a warrant issued under the provisions of § 37.2-833 or 37.2-834, without having the warrant in his possession, provided the warrant has been issued and the arresting officer has been advised of the issuance of the warrant by printed message or any form of wire or wireless communication containing the name of the person wanted, directing the disposition to be made of the person when apprehended, and stating the basis of the issuance of the warrant.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 668; in 1968, chapter 477; in 2005, chapter 716.

Code 1950, § 37-97.1; 1954, c. 668; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-77; 2005, c. 716.

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