Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org35169519.2-33Office of magistrate20268.01-114Criminal ProcedureMagistratesThe Magistrate System

The office of magistrate shall be vested with all the authority, duties and obligations previously vested in the office of justice of the peace prior to January 1, 1974.

Code 1950, § 19.1-381; 1973, c. 545; 1975, c. 495.