                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HOW AWARDED, DIRECTED, RETURNABLE AND EXECUTED (§ 19.2-233)

Sections 8.01-292 and 8.01-295 shall apply to process in criminal, as well as in
civil cases; and the court may, in the same case against the same person, award
at the same time, or different times, several writs of summons or capias
directed to officers of different counties or cities. An officer having a capias
under which the accused is let to bail shall give a certificate of the fact,
which shall protect him against any other capias which may have been issued for
the same offense. A summons shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to the
party in person and the clerk issuing such summons shall deliver or transmit
therewith as many copies thereof as there are persons named therein on whom it
is to be served.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-179; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.