Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-469 — Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 6: Interference with Administration of Justice, Code of Virginia.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-469
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If any officer willfully and corruptly refuse to execute any lawful process requiring him to apprehend or confine a person convicted of, or charged with, an offense, or willfully and corruptly omit or delay to execute such process, whereby such person shall escape and go at large, such officer shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-469.
Which Virginia statute covers officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal?
Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-469 (Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal).
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