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If a capture is made in continuous pursuit, the offender, vessel and property shall be dealt with as authorized by the laws of the state where the offense was committed.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall be effective as long as the State of Maryland has in force similar provisions authorizing legally constituted authorities of Virginia to make pursuit and arrests in Maryland for violations of the laws of Virginia.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":221228,"text":"When, in the opinion of the legally constituted authorities of the Commonwealth, there has occurred on the waters of Virginia a violation of the laws of the Commonwealth enforceable pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-900, or when, in the opinion of the legally constituted authorities of Maryland, there has occurred on the waters of Maryland a violation of any provision of the Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, the offender may be pursued by the legally constituted authorities of the state where the offense was committed up to and across the Maryland-Virginia boundary into the state where the offender flees. 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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 323 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 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78933,"section_number":"28.2-900","catch_line":"Arrest with or without warrant; larceny; violations of boating laws and Title 62.1","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60509,"identifier":"28.2-904","token":"28.2\/II\/9\/28.2-904","url":"\/28.2-904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-904\/","token":"28.2\/II\/9\/28.2-904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Pursuit and detention across the Maryland-Virginia line","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When, in the opinion<\/span> of the legally constituted authorities of the Commonwealth, there has occurred on the waters of Virginia a violation of the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth enforceable pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-900<\/a>, or when, in the opinion<\/span> of the legally constituted authorities of Maryland, there has occurred on the waters of Maryland a violation of any provision of the Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, the offender may be pursued by the legally constituted authorities of the state where the offense<\/span> was committed up to and across the Maryland-Virginia boundary into the state where the offender flees. If a capture is made in continuous pursuit, the offender, vessel and property shall be dealt with as authorized by the laws<\/span> of the state where the offense<\/span> was committed.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall be effective as long as the State of Maryland has in force similar provisions authorizing legally constituted authorities of Virginia to make pursuit and arrests<\/span> in Maryland for violations of the laws<\/span> of Virginia.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURSUIT AND DETENTION ACROSS THE MARYLAND-VIRGINIA LINE (\u00a7 28.2-904)\n\nWhen, in the opinion of the legally constituted authorities of the Commonwealth,\nthere has occurred on the waters of Virginia a violation of the laws of the\nCommonwealth enforceable pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-900, or when, in the opinion of the\nlegally constituted authorities of Maryland, there has occurred on the waters of\nMaryland a violation of any provision of the Natural Resources Article,\nAnnotated Code of Maryland, the offender may be pursued by the legally\nconstituted authorities of the state where the offense was committed up to and\nacross the Maryland-Virginia boundary into the state where the offender flees.\nIf a capture is made in continuous pursuit, the offender, vessel and property\nshall be dealt with as authorized by the laws of the state where the offense was\ncommitted.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall be effective as long as the State of\nMaryland has in force similar provisions authorizing legally constituted\nauthorities of Virginia to make pursuit and arrests in Maryland for violations\nof the laws of Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 323, \u00a7 28.1-188.1; 1992, c. 836.","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}}