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After a bond hearing held pursuant to Chapter 9 (\u00a7 19.2-119 et seq.) of Title 19.2, the bond shall be returned by the judicial officer to the circuit court of the City of Norfolk, which shall have jurisdiction for trial of such misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":296144,"text":"No person shall conduct or pilot a vessel to or from sea, or to or from any port or place in Virginia unless he is licensed under this chapter.\n\t\tWarrants for persons violating this section may be issued by any magistrate, upon the oath of any party complaining, and shall be returnable to the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk. 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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 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80378,"section_number":"54.1-917","catch_line":"Enforcement of suspension","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-917\/"},{"id":73493,"section_number":"54.1-925","catch_line":"Exception as to vessels in distress","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-925\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61367,"section_number":"19.2-119","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-119\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241089,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82667,"identifier":"54.1-924","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/6\/54.1-924","url":"\/54.1-924\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-924\/","token":"54.1\/II\/9\/6\/54.1-924","dublin_core":{"Title":"Piloting, etc., vessel without license; how offenders proceeded against","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-924","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No person shall conduct or <span class=\"dictionary\">pilot<\/span> a vessel to or from sea, or to or from any port or place in Virginia unless he is licensed under this chapter.\n\t\tWarrants for persons violating this section may be issued by any <span class=\"dictionary\">magistrate<\/span>, upon the <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> complaining, and shall be returnable to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of the City of Norfolk. After a <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> held pursuant to Chapter 9 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/19.2-119\/\">19.2-119<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2, the <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> shall be returned by the judicial officer to the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the City of Norfolk, which shall have <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> of such <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPILOTING, ETC., VESSEL WITHOUT LICENSE; HOW OFFENDERS PROCEEDED AGAINST (\u00a7\n54.1-924)\n\nNo person shall conduct or pilot a vessel to or from sea, or to or from any port\nor place in Virginia unless he is licensed under this chapter.\n\t\tWarrants for persons violating this section may be issued by any magistrate,\nupon the oath of any party complaining, and shall be returnable to the Circuit\nCourt of the City of Norfolk. After a bond hearing held pursuant to Chapter 9\n(\u00a7 19.2-119 et seq.) of Title 19.2, the bond shall be returned by the judicial\nofficer to the circuit court of the City of Norfolk, which shall have\njurisdiction for trial of such misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-571; 1988, c. 765.","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}}