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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":false,"permalink":{"id":168963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72296,"identifier":"19.2-236","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-236","url":"\/19.2-236\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-236\/","token":"19.2\/14\/4\/19.2-236","dublin_core":{"Title":"Where process of arrest may be executed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-236","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When process of arrest<\/span> in a criminal prosecution<\/span> is issued from a court<\/span>, either against a party<\/span> accused<\/span> or a witness<\/span>, the officer to whom it is directed or delivered may execute it in any part of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHERE PROCESS OF ARREST MAY BE EXECUTED (\u00a7 19.2-236)\n\nWhen process of arrest in a criminal prosecution is issued from a court, either\nagainst a party accused or a witness, the officer to whom it is directed or\ndelivered may execute it in any part of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-182; 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}}