                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ARREST OF PAROLEE WITHOUT WARRANT; WRITTEN STATEMENT (§ 53.1-162)

Any probation and parole officer may arrest a parolee without a warrant or may
deputize any other officer with power of arrest to do so by a written statement
setting forth that the parolee has, in the judgment of the probation and parole
officer, violated one or more of the terms or conditions of his parole. Such a
written statement by a probation and parole officer delivered to the officer in
charge of any state or local correctional facility shall be sufficient warrant
for the detention of the parolee. Any officer deputized upon receipt of the
written statement shall, in accordance with § 19.2-390, enter, or cause to be
entered, the person&#8217;s name and other appropriate information required by
the Department of State Police into the &#8220;information systems&#8221; known
as the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN), established and maintained
by the Department pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 52-12 et seq.) of Title 52. Such
information shall be deemed a warrant authorizing the arrest of the person
anywhere in the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-259; 1982, c. 636; 2000, c. 767; 2010, c. 273; 2025,
c. 716.