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Such a written statement by a probation and parole officer delivered to the officer in charge of any state or local correctional facility shall be sufficient warrant for the detention of the parolee. Any officer deputized upon receipt of the written statement shall, in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-390, enter, or cause to be entered, the person’s name and other appropriate information required by the Department of State Police into the “information systems” known as the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN), established and maintained by the Department pursuant to Chapter 2 (\u00a7 52-12 et seq.) of Title 52. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1982, chapter 636; in 2000, chapter 767<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 273<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 716<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79078,"section_number":"53.1-168","catch_line":"Procedure when reincarceration of out-of-state parolee or probationer should be considered","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-168\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82582,"section_number":"19.2-390","catch_line":"Reports to be made by local law-enforcement officers, conservators of the peace, clerks of court, Secretary of the Commonwealth and Corrections officials to State Police; material submitted by other agencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-390\/"},{"id":60818,"section_number":"52-12","catch_line":"Establishment of State Police communication system","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239037,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71659,"identifier":"53.1-162","token":"53.1\/4\/3\/53.1-162","url":"\/53.1-162\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-162\/","token":"53.1\/4\/3\/53.1-162","dublin_core":{"Title":"Arrest of parolee without warrant; written statement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-162","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any probation<\/span> and parole<\/span> officer may arrest<\/span> a parolee without a warrant or may deputize any other officer with power of arrest<\/span> to do so by a written statement setting forth that the parolee has, in the judgment<\/span> of the probation<\/span> and parole<\/span> officer, violated one or more of the terms or conditions of his parole<\/span>. Such a written statement by a probation<\/span> and parole<\/span> officer delivered to the officer in charge of any state or local correctional facility<\/span> shall be sufficient warrant for the detention of the parolee. Any officer deputized upon receipt of the written statement shall, in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-390<\/a>, enter, or cause to be entered, the person’s name and other appropriate information required by the Department<\/span> of State Police into the “information systems” known as the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN), established and maintained by the Department<\/span> pursuant to Chapter 2 (\u00a7 52-12<\/a> et seq.) of Title 52. Such information shall be deemed a warrant authorizing the arrest<\/span> of the person anywhere in the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARREST OF PAROLEE WITHOUT WARRANT; WRITTEN STATEMENT (\u00a7 53.1-162)\n\nAny probation and parole officer may arrest a parolee without a warrant or may\ndeputize any other officer with power of arrest to do so by a written statement\nsetting forth that the parolee has, in the judgment of the probation and parole\nofficer, violated one or more of the terms or conditions of his parole. Such a\nwritten statement by a probation and parole officer delivered to the officer in\ncharge of any state or local correctional facility shall be sufficient warrant\nfor the detention of the parolee. Any officer deputized upon receipt of the\nwritten statement shall, in accordance with \u00a7 19.2-390, enter, or cause to be\nentered, the person’s name and other appropriate information required by\nthe Department of State Police into the “information systems” known\nas the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN), established and maintained\nby the Department pursuant to Chapter 2 (\u00a7 52-12 et seq.) of Title 52. Such\ninformation shall be deemed a warrant authorizing the arrest of the person\nanywhere in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-259; 1982, c. 636; 2000, c. 767; 2010, c. 273; 2025,\nc. 716.","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}}