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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 335 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1991, chapter 162; in 1993, chapter 350.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80529,"section_number":"19.2-76","catch_line":"Execution and return of warrant, capias or summons; arrest outside county or city where charge is to be tried","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-76\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70049,"identifier":"19.2-73.1","token":"19.2\/7\/19.2-73.1","url":"\/19.2-73.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-73.1\/","token":"19.2\/7\/19.2-73.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of issuance of warrant or summons; appearance; failure to appear","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-73.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In any <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> case or in any class of <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> cases and in a Class 5 or Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span> case, the chief of police of the city or county or his designee, or the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county, if the county has no police department, in which the case is pending may notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> of the issuance of the warrant or <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> and direct the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> to appear at the time and place directed for the purpose of the execution of the <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> or warrant. However, the issuing judicial officer may direct the execution of such process prior to any such notification. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> does not appear, then the warrant or <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> shall be executed and returned as provided by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Execution and return of warrant, capias or summons; arrest outside county or city where charge is to be tried\" href=\"\/19.2-76\/\">19.2-76<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF WARRANT OR SUMMONS; APPEARANCE; FAILURE TO APPEAR (\u00a7\n19.2-73.1)\n\nIn any misdemeanor case or in any class of misdemeanor cases and in a Class 5 or\nClass 6 felony case, the chief of police of the city or county or his designee,\nor the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county, if the county has no police\ndepartment, in which the case is pending may notify the accused of the issuance\nof the warrant or summons and direct the accused to appear at the time and place\ndirected for the purpose of the execution of the summons or warrant. However,\nthe issuing judicial officer may direct the execution of such process prior to\nany such notification. If the accused does not appear, then the warrant or\nsummons shall be executed and returned as provided by \u00a7 19.2-76.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 335; 1991, c. 162; 1993, c. 350.","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}}