Jurisdiction and Powers

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Jurisdiction and Powers.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Magistrates”, which is part of Title 19.2 “Criminal Procedure”. It contains 3 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 3 sections.