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Each seized property shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth. The forfeiture shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 22.1 (§ 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2. The officer seizing the property to be forfeited shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth.B\n\nAll officers may arrest, with or without a warrant, any person who commits in his presence (i) any larceny committed upon or adjacent to the waters of the Commonwealth, (ii) any violation of the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 29.1, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, or (iii) any violation of the provisions of Chapter 18 (§ 62.1-187 et seq.) or 20 (§ 62.1-194 et seq.) of Title 62.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282719,"text":"Officers may, with or without warrant, (i) arrest any person violating any provision of this subtitle, (ii) seize any net, pot, or other fishing device or gear used in violating such laws and (iii) seize fish, shellfish or marine organisms taken or handled in violation of this subtitle. Each seized property shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1962, chapter 406; in 1980, chapter 567; in 1981, chapter 525; in 1987, chapter 84; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2012, chapters 283<\/a> and 756<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60675,"section_number":"19.2-81","catch_line":"Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-81\/"},{"id":83024,"section_number":"28.2-901","catch_line":"Summons issued instead of being taken into custody; failure to appear","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-901\/"},{"id":77875,"section_number":"28.2-902","catch_line":"Procedure after arrest and seizure","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-902\/"},{"id":60509,"section_number":"28.2-904","catch_line":"Pursuit and detention across the Maryland-Virginia line","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-904\/"},{"id":54405,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400\/"},{"id":54070,"section_number":"9.1-801","catch_line":"Public safety officer defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-801\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68052,"section_number":"19.2-386.1","catch_line":"Commencing an action of forfeiture","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.1\/"},{"id":72927,"section_number":"62.1-187","catch_line":"Punishment of offenses relating to buoys, beacons or day marks","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-187\/"},{"id":83807,"section_number":"62.1-194","catch_line":"Casting garbage, etc., into waters","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-194\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191879,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78933,"identifier":"28.2-900","token":"28.2\/II\/9\/28.2-900","url":"\/28.2-900\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-900\/","token":"28.2\/II\/9\/28.2-900","dublin_core":{"Title":"Arrest with or without warrant; larceny; violations of boating laws and Title 62.1","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-900","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Officers<\/span> may, with or without warrant, (i) arrest<\/span> any person violating any provision of this subtitle, (ii) seize any net, pot, or other fishing<\/span> device or gear used in violating such laws<\/span> and (iii) seize fish<\/span>, shellfish<\/span> or marine organisms<\/span> taken or handled in violation of this subtitle. Each seized property shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth. The forfeiture shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 22.1 (§ 19.2-386.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2. The officer<\/span> seizing the property to be forfeited shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All officers<\/span> may arrest<\/span>, with or without a warrant, any person who commits in his presence (i) any larceny<\/span> committed upon or adjacent to the waters of the Commonwealth, (ii) any violation of the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 29.1, or any regulations promulgated thereunder, or (iii) any violation of the provisions of Chapter 18 (§ 62.1-187<\/a> et seq.) or 20 (§ 62.1-194<\/a> et seq.) of Title 62.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARREST WITH OR WITHOUT WARRANT; LARCENY; VIOLATIONS OF BOATING LAWS AND TITLE\n62.1 (\u00a7 28.2-900)\n\nA. Officers may, with or without warrant, (i) arrest any person violating any\nprovision of this subtitle, (ii) seize any net, pot, or other fishing device or\ngear used in violating such laws and (iii) seize fish, shellfish or marine\norganisms taken or handled in violation of this subtitle. Each seized property\nshall be forfeited to the Commonwealth. The forfeiture shall be enforced as\nprovided in Chapter 22.1 (§ 19.2-386.1 et seq.) of Title 19.2. The officer\nseizing the property to be forfeited shall immediately give notice to the\nattorney for the Commonwealth.\n\nB. All officers may arrest, with or without a warrant, any person who commits in\nhis presence (i) any larceny committed upon or adjacent to the waters of the\nCommonwealth, (ii) any violation of the provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 29.1,\nor any regulations promulgated thereunder, or (iii) any violation of the\nprovisions of Chapter 18 (§ 62.1-187 et seq.) or 20 (§ 62.1-194 et\nseq.) of Title 62.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 28-206, 28-208; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-185; 1980, c.\n567, \u00a7 28.1-185.1; 1981, c. 525; 1987, c. 84; 1992, c. 836; 2012, cc. 283, 756.","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}}