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An officer having a capias under which the accused is let to bail shall give a certificate of the fact, which shall protect him against any other capias which may have been issued for the same offense. A summons shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to the party in person and the clerk issuing such summons shall deliver or transmit therewith as many copies thereof as there are persons named therein on whom it is to be served.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236090,"text":"Sections 8.01-292 and 8.01-295 shall apply to process in criminal, as well as in civil cases; and the court may, in the same case against the same person, award at the same time, or different times, several writs of summons or capias directed to officers of different counties or cities. An officer having a capias under which the accused is let to bail shall give a certificate of the fact, which shall protect him against any other capias which may have been issued for the same offense. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76375,"section_number":"8.01-292","catch_line":"To whom process directed and where executed","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-292\/"},{"id":54472,"section_number":"8.01-295","catch_line":"Territorial limits within which sheriff may serve process in his official capacity; process appearing to be duly served","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-295\/"}],"permalink":{"id":168951,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64884,"identifier":"19.2-233","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-233","url":"\/19.2-233\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-233\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-233","dublin_core":{"Title":"How awarded, directed, returnable and executed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-233","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Sections 8.01-292<\/a> and 8.01-295<\/a> shall apply to process in criminal, as well as in civil cases; and the court<\/span> may, in the same case against the same person, award at the same time, or different times, several writs<\/span> of summons<\/span> or capias<\/span> directed to officers of different counties or cities. An officer having a capias<\/span> under which the accused<\/span> is let to bail<\/span> shall give a certificate of the fact<\/span>, which shall protect him against any other capias<\/span> which may have been issued for the same offense<\/span>. A summons<\/span> shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to the party<\/span> in person and the clerk issuing such summons<\/span> shall deliver or transmit therewith as many copies thereof as there are persons named therein on whom it is to be served.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW AWARDED, DIRECTED, RETURNABLE AND EXECUTED (\u00a7 19.2-233)\n\nSections 8.01-292 and 8.01-295 shall apply to process in criminal, as well as in\ncivil cases; and the court may, in the same case against the same person, award\nat the same time, or different times, several writs of summons or capias\ndirected to officers of different counties or cities. An officer having a capias\nunder which the accused is let to bail shall give a certificate of the fact,\nwhich shall protect him against any other capias which may have been issued for\nthe same offense. A summons shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to the\nparty in person and the clerk issuing such summons shall deliver or transmit\ntherewith as many copies thereof as there are persons named therein on whom it\nis to be served.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-179; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","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}}