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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356810</law_id><section_number>28.2-904</section_number><catch_line>Pursuit and detention across the Maryland-Virginia line</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="70" identifier="28.2">Fisheries and Habitat of the Tidal Waters</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Tidal Fisheries</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="8" identifier="9">Enforcement of Subtitle Ii; Jurisdiction</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When, in the <span class="dictionary">opinion</span> of the legally constituted authorities of the Commonwealth, there has occurred on the waters of Virginia a violation of the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth enforceable pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Arrest with or without warrant; larceny; violations of boating laws and Title 62.1" href="/28.2-900/">28.2-900</a>, or when, in the <span class="dictionary">opinion</span> of the legally constituted authorities of Maryland, there has occurred on the waters of Maryland a violation of any provision of the Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, the offender may be pursued by the legally constituted authorities of the state where the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> was committed up to and across the Maryland-Virginia boundary into the state where the offender flees. If a capture is made in continuous pursuit, the offender, vessel and property shall be dealt with as authorized by the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the state where the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> was committed.</p><p>The provisions of this section shall be effective as long as the State of Maryland has in force similar provisions authorizing legally constituted authorities of Virginia to make pursuit and <span class="dictionary">arrests</span> in Maryland for violations of the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of Virginia.</p></section></text><history>1983, c. 323, &#xA7; 28.1-188.1; 1992, c. 836.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
