Magistrates; issuance of felony arrest warrants. (HB1874)
Introduced By
Del. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
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Description
Power of magistrates to issue felony arrest warrants. Provides that no magistrate may issue an arrest warrant upon the basis of a citizen complaint, for a felony offense, without prior authorization from the attorney for the Commonwealth or from a law-enforcement agency in his jurisdiction, unless the person who is to be issued the warrant has already been placed under arrest by a law-enforcement officer. Amends § 19.2-45 (“Powers enumerated.”), § 19.2-71 (“Who may issue process of arrest.”), § 19.2-72 (“When it may issue; what to recite and require.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
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