Article 17 Legal Procedures and Requirements

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §46.2-936 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 §§ 46.2-301 and 46.2-302; violations
  • §46.2-937 Traffic infractions treated as misdemeanors for arrest purposes
  • §46.2-938 Issuance of warrant upon failure to comply with summons; penalties; suspension of licenses for failure to appear
  • §46.2-939 Authority of law-enforcement officers to issue subpoenas
  • §46.2-940 When arresting officer shall take person before issuing authority
  • §46.2-941 Conditions precedent to issuance of summons for violation of parking ordinance; notice
  • §46.2-942 Admissibility of results of speedometer test in prosecution for exceeding speed limit
  • §46.2-943 Court or jury may consider defendant’s prior traffic record before sentencing