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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 375; in 1962, chapter 22; in 1982, chapter 35.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56060,"section_number":"19.2-72","catch_line":"When it may issue; what to recite and require","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-72\/"},{"id":81229,"section_number":"46.2-936","catch_line":"Arrest for misdemeanor; release on summons; right to demand hearing immediately or within 24 hours; issuance of warrant on request of officer for violations of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-301 and 46.2-302; violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-936\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78138,"identifier":"52-21","token":"52\/4\/52-21","url":"\/52-21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/52-21\/","token":"52\/4\/52-21","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure after arrest without warrant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 52-21","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except in the case of a violation of a provision of Title 46.2, in which case the officer making the arrest<\/span> shall proceed as provided in \u00a7 46.2-936<\/a>, the officer making the arrest<\/span> shall forthwith bring the person so arrested before an officer authorized to issue<\/span> criminal warrants in the county or city where the arrest<\/span> is made. The officer before whom such person is brought shall proceed to examine the officer making the arrest<\/span>. If the officer before whom such person is brought has reasonable grounds upon which to believe that a criminal offense<\/span> has been committed, and that the person arrested has committed such offense<\/span>, he shall issue<\/span> such a warrant as might have been issued prior to the arrest<\/span> of such person under the provisions of \u00a7 19.2-72<\/a>. If such a warrant is issued the case shall thereafter be disposed of in like manner as though the warrant had been issued prior to the arrest<\/span>. If such a warrant be not issued the person so arrested shall be released.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE AFTER ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT (\u00a7 52-21)\n\nExcept in the case of a violation of a provision of Title 46.2, in which case\nthe officer making the arrest shall proceed as provided in \u00a7 46.2-936, the\nofficer making the arrest shall forthwith bring the person so arrested before an\nofficer authorized to issue criminal warrants in the county or city where the\narrest is made. The officer before whom such person is brought shall proceed to\nexamine the officer making the arrest. If the officer before whom such person is\nbrought has reasonable grounds upon which to believe that a criminal offense has\nbeen committed, and that the person arrested has committed such offense, he\nshall issue such a warrant as might have been issued prior to the arrest of such\nperson under the provisions of \u00a7 19.2-72. If such a warrant is issued the case\nshall thereafter be disposed of in like manner as though the warrant had been\nissued prior to the arrest. If such a warrant be not issued the person so\narrested shall be released.\n\nHISTORY: 1942, p. 481; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 4827a; 1960, c. 375; 1962, c. 22;\n1982, c. 35.","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}}