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But when so arrested the accused shall be taken before a judge, magistrate or other officer authorized to issue criminal warrants in the Commonwealth with all practicable speed and complaint made against him under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in \u00a7 19.2-99, and thereafter his answer shall be heard as if he had been arrested on a warrant.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1307928,"text":"The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. 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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. 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But when so arrested the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> shall be taken before a <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">magistrate<\/span> or other officer authorized to <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> criminal warrants in the Commonwealth with all practicable speed and complaint made against him under <span class=\"dictionary\">oath<\/span> setting forth the ground for the <span class=\"dictionary\">arrest<\/span> as in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Arrest prior to requisition\" href=\"\/19.2-99\/\">19.2-99<\/a>, and thereafter his answer shall be heard as if he had been arrested on a warrant.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nARREST WITHOUT WARRANT (\u00a7 19.2-100)\n\nThe arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or private\nperson without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands\ncharged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by imprisonment for a\nterm exceeding one year. But when so arrested the accused shall be taken before\na judge, magistrate or other officer authorized to issue criminal warrants in\nthe Commonwealth with all practicable speed and complaint made against him under\noath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in \u00a7 19.2-99, and thereafter\nhis answer shall be heard as if he had been arrested on a warrant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-64; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 2021, Sp. Sess. I,\ncc. 344, 345.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}