                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OFFENSES TRIED ON WARRANTS, OR AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE 19.2 (§
16.1-129)

Every offense of which a court not of record is given jurisdiction under this
title may be tried upon a warrant; or the judge of such court may, in his
discretion, make an examination into the offense and proceed according to the
provisions of Chapter 7 (§ 19.2-71 et seq.) of Title 19.2. The word warrant as
used in this chapter shall be construed to include a summons or notice requiring
a person to appear and answer a charge of having violated any statute,
ordinance, or any regulation having the force and effect of law.

HISTORY: 1956, c. 555; 1960, c. 373.