                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

UNIFORM OF OFFICER MAKING ARREST (§ 19.2-78)

All officers whose duties are to make arrests acting under the authority of any
law of this Commonwealth or any subdivision thereof, who shall make any arrest,
search or seizure on any public road or highway of this Commonwealth shall be
dressed at the time of making any such arrest, search or seizure in such uniform
as he may customarily wear in the performance of his duties which will clearly
show him to casual observation to be an officer.
		Nothing in this section shall render unlawful any arrest, search or seizure by
an officer who is not in such customary uniform.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 19.1-95, 19.1-96; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.