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However, before the waiver is executed or subscribed by the person, it shall be the duty of the judge to inform the person of his rights to the issuance and service of a warrant of extradition and to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as provided for in \u00a7 19.2-95.\n\t\tIf and when such consent has been duly executed, it shall forthwith be forwarded to the office of the Governor and filed therein. The judge shall direct the officer having the person in custody to promptly deliver him to the duly accredited agent of the demanding state, and shall deliver or cause to be delivered to such agent a copy of the consent.\n\t\tThis section shall not be deemed to limit the rights of the accused person to return voluntarily and without formality to the demanding state, nor shall this waiver procedure be deemed to be an executive procedure or to limit the powers, rights or duties of the officers of the demanding state or of this Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218949,"text":"Any person arrested in this Commonwealth charged with having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole may waive the issuance and service of the warrant provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-92 and 19.2-93 and all other procedures incidental to extradition proceedings by executing or subscribing in the presence of a judge of a circuit or district court within this Commonwealth a writing which states that he consents to return to the demanding state. However, before the waiver is executed or subscribed by the person, it shall be the duty of the judge to inform the person of his rights to the issuance and service of a warrant of extradition and to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as provided for in \u00a7 19.2-95.\n\t\tIf and when such consent has been duly executed, it shall forthwith be forwarded to the office of the Governor and filed therein. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1992, chapter 306.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56509,"section_number":"19.2-92","catch_line":"Issuance of Governor's warrant of arrest; its recitals","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-92\/"},{"id":61174,"section_number":"19.2-93","catch_line":"Manner and place of execution of warrant","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-93\/"},{"id":77333,"section_number":"19.2-95","catch_line":"Rights of accused persons; application for writ of habeas corpus","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-95\/"}],"permalink":{"id":171129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59781,"identifier":"19.2-114","token":"19.2\/8\/2\/19.2-114","url":"\/19.2-114\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-114\/","token":"19.2\/8\/2\/19.2-114","dublin_core":{"Title":"Written waiver of extradition proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-114","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person arrested in this Commonwealth charged with having committed any crime<\/span> in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the terms of his bail<\/span>, probation<\/span> or parole<\/span> may waive<\/span> the issuance and service of the warrant provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-92<\/a> and 19.2-93<\/a> and all other procedures incidental to extradition<\/span> proceedings by executing or subscribing in the presence of a judge<\/span> of a circuit<\/span> or district court<\/span> within this Commonwealth a writing which states that he consents to return to the demanding state. However, before the waiver<\/span> is executed or subscribed by the person, it shall be the duty of the judge<\/span> to inform the person of his rights to the issuance and service of a warrant of extradition<\/span> and to obtain a writ<\/span> of habeas corpus<\/span> as provided for in \u00a7 19.2-95<\/a>.\n\t\tIf and when such consent has been duly executed, it shall forthwith be forwarded to the office of the Governor<\/span> and filed therein. The judge<\/span> shall direct the officer having the person in custody<\/span> to promptly deliver him to the duly accredited agent of the demanding state, and shall deliver or cause to be delivered to such agent a copy of the consent.\n\t\tThis section shall not be deemed to limit the rights of the accused<\/span> person to return voluntarily and without formality to the demanding state, nor shall this waiver<\/span> procedure be deemed to be an executive procedure or to limit the powers, rights or duties of the officers of the demanding state or of this Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWRITTEN WAIVER OF EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 19.2-114)\n\nAny person arrested in this Commonwealth charged with having committed any crime\nin another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the\nterms of his bail, probation or parole may waive the issuance and service of the\nwarrant provided for in \u00a7\u00a7 19.2-92 and 19.2-93 and all other procedures\nincidental to extradition proceedings by executing or subscribing in the\npresence of a judge of a circuit or district court within this Commonwealth a\nwriting which states that he consents to return to the demanding state. However,\nbefore the waiver is executed or subscribed by the person, it shall be the duty\nof the judge to inform the person of his rights to the issuance and service of a\nwarrant of extradition and to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as provided for in\n\u00a7 19.2-95.\n\t\tIf and when such consent has been duly executed, it shall forthwith be\nforwarded to the office of the Governor and filed therein. The judge shall\ndirect the officer having the person in custody to promptly deliver him to the\nduly accredited agent of the demanding state, and shall deliver or cause to be\ndelivered to such agent a copy of the consent.\n\t\tThis section shall not be deemed to limit the rights of the accused person to\nreturn voluntarily and without formality to the demanding state, nor shall this\nwaiver procedure be deemed to be an executive procedure or to limit the powers,\nrights or duties of the officers of the demanding state or of this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-78; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1992, c. 306.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}