Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-81.1 — Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 7: Arrest, Code of Virginia.

Amendment pending: a new version of this section takes effect Thu Jul 01 2027 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-81.1

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-81.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any correctional officer, as defined in § 53.1-1 , may arrest, in the same manner as provided in § 19.2-81 , persons for crimes involving: (a) The escape of an inmate from a correctional institution, as defined in § 53.1-1 ; (b) Assisting an inmate to escape from a correctional institution, as defined in § 53.1-1 ; (c) The delivery of contraband to an inmate in violation of § 18.2-474 or § 18.2-474.1 ; and (d) Any other criminal offense which may contribute to the disruption of the safety, welfare, or security of the population of a correctional institution.

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