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If the judge determines that the arrest was lawful he shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the Governor. If the judge determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.\n\t\tThe first paragraph of this section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this Commonwealth which would otherwise be lawful.\n\t\tFor the purpose of this section the word “State” shall include the District of Columbia.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284685,"text":"Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this Commonwealth in close pursuit, and continues within this Commonwealth in such close pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he has committed a felony in such other state shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody such person as members of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this Commonwealth have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he has committed a felony in this Commonwealth, if the state from which such person has fled extends similar privileges to any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this Commonwealth.\n\t\tIf an arrest is made in this Commonwealth by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of this section, he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a judge of a general district court, or of the circuit court, of the county or city in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the judge determines that the arrest was lawful he shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the Governor. 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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":170977,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79468,"identifier":"19.2-79","token":"19.2\/7\/19.2-79","url":"\/19.2-79\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-79\/","token":"19.2\/7\/19.2-79","dublin_core":{"Title":"Arrest by officers of other states of United States","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-79","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any member of a duly organized state<\/span>, county or municipal peace unit of another state<\/span> of the United States<\/span> who enters this Commonwealth in close pursuit, and continues within this Commonwealth in such close pursuit, of a person in order<\/span> to arrest<\/span> him on the ground that he has committed a felony<\/span> in such other state<\/span> shall have the same authority to arrest<\/span> and hold in custody<\/span> such person as members of a duly organized state<\/span>, county or municipal peace unit of this Commonwealth have to arrest<\/span> and hold in custody<\/span> a person on the ground that he has committed a felony<\/span> in this Commonwealth, if the state<\/span> from which such person has fled extends similar privileges<\/span> to any member of a duly organized state<\/span>, county or municipal peace unit of this Commonwealth.\n\t\tIf an arrest<\/span> is made in this Commonwealth by an officer of another state<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of this section, he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a judge<\/span> of a general district court<\/span>, or of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, of the county or city in which the arrest<\/span> was made, who shall conduct a hearing<\/span> for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest<\/span>. If the judge<\/span> determines that the arrest<\/span> was lawful he shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition<\/span> warrant by the Governor. If the judge<\/span> determines that the arrest<\/span> was unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.\n\t\tThe first paragraph of this section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest<\/span> in this Commonwealth which would otherwise be lawful.\n\t\tFor the purpose of this section the word “State<\/span>” shall include the District of Columbia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARREST BY OFFICERS OF OTHER STATES OF UNITED STATES (\u00a7 19.2-79)\n\nAny member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another\nstate of the United States who enters this Commonwealth in close pursuit, and\ncontinues within this Commonwealth in such close pursuit, of a person in order\nto arrest him on the ground that he has committed a felony in such other state\nshall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody such person as\nmembers of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this\nCommonwealth have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he\nhas committed a felony in this Commonwealth, if the state from which such person\nhas fled extends similar privileges to any member of a duly organized state,\ncounty or municipal peace unit of this Commonwealth.\n\t\tIf an arrest is made in this Commonwealth by an officer of another state in\naccordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of this section, he shall\nwithout unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a judge of a general\ndistrict court, or of the circuit court, of the county or city in which the\narrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the\nlawfulness of the arrest. If the judge determines that the arrest was lawful he\nshall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of\nan extradition warrant by the Governor. If the judge determines that the arrest\nwas unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.\n\t\tThe first paragraph of this section shall not be construed so as to make\nunlawful any arrest in this Commonwealth which would otherwise be lawful.\n\t\tFor the purpose of this section the word “State” shall include the\nDistrict of Columbia.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-97; 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}}