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The Governor may also offer a reward for the detection and conviction of the person guilty of an offense when such offense has been committed but the person guilty thereof is unknown.\n\t\tAny sheriff, deputy sheriff, sergeant, deputy sergeant or any other officer may claim and receive any reward which may be offered for the arrest and detention of any offender against the criminal laws of this or any other state or nation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230550,"text":"The Governor may offer a reward for apprehending and securing any person convicted of an offense or charged therewith, who shall have escaped from lawful custody or confinement, or for apprehending and securing any person charged with an offense, who, there is reason to fear, cannot be arrested in the common course of proceeding. The Governor may also offer a reward for the detection and conviction of the person guilty of an offense when such offense has been committed but the person guilty thereof is unknown.\n\t\tAny sheriff, deputy sheriff, sergeant, deputy sergeant or any other officer may claim and receive any reward which may be offered for the arrest and detention of any offender against the criminal laws of this or any other state or nation.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14432,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:07","permalink":{"id":168171,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14432,"identifier":"1","token":"19.2\/1","url":"\/19.2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63715,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-1","catch_line":"Repealing clause","url":"\/19.2-1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-1","metadata":false},{"id":85785,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10","catch_line":"Outlawry abolished","url":"\/19.2-10\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10","metadata":false},{"id":55795,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Subpoena duces tecum for obtaining records concerning banking and credit cards","url":"\/19.2-10.1\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.1","metadata":false},{"id":87357,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.2","catch_line":"Administrative subpoena issued for record from provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service","url":"\/19.2-10.2\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.2","metadata":false},{"id":80864,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.3","catch_line":"Reasonable suspicion required to stop, board, or inspect a noncommercial vessel on navigable waters of the Commonwealth","url":"\/19.2-10.3\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-10.3","metadata":false},{"id":74594,"structure_id":14432,"section_number":"19.2-10.4","catch_line":"Subpoena duces tecum; 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It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 513; in 1964, chapter 171; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":168225,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63248,"identifier":"19.2-7","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-7","url":"\/19.2-7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-7\/","token":"19.2\/1\/19.2-7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rewards for arrest of persons convicted of or charged with offenses; rewards for conviction of unknown offenders","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The Governor may offer a reward for apprehending and securing any person convicted of an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> or charged therewith, who shall have escaped from lawful <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> or confinement, or for apprehending and securing any person charged with an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>, who, there is reason to fear, cannot be arrested in the common course of proceeding. The Governor may also offer a reward for the detection and <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> of the person guilty of an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> when such <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> has been committed but the person guilty thereof is unknown.\n\t\tAny sheriff, deputy sheriff, sergeant, deputy sergeant or any other officer may claim and receive any reward which may be offered for the <span class=\"dictionary\">arrest<\/span> and detention of any offender against the criminal <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of this or any other state or nation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREWARDS FOR ARREST OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF OR CHARGED WITH OFFENSES; REWARDS FOR\nCONVICTION OF UNKNOWN OFFENDERS (\u00a7 19.2-7)\n\nThe Governor may offer a reward for apprehending and securing any person\nconvicted of an offense or charged therewith, who shall have escaped from lawful\ncustody or confinement, or for apprehending and securing any person charged with\nan offense, who, there is reason to fear, cannot be arrested in the common\ncourse of proceeding. The Governor may also offer a reward for the detection and\nconviction of the person guilty of an offense when such offense has been\ncommitted but the person guilty thereof is unknown.\n\t\tAny sheriff, deputy sheriff, sergeant, deputy sergeant or any other officer\nmay claim and receive any reward which may be offered for the arrest and\ndetention of any offender against the criminal laws of this or any other state\nor nation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 19.1-6, 19.1-6.1; 1960, c. 366; 1962, c. 513; 1964, c.\n171; 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}}