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§ 19.2-81 (Effective July 1, 2018) Arrest without warrant . . .
§ 19.2-81
(Effective July 1, 2018) Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases
9. Special agents of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; and
10. Campus police officers appointed under Article 3 (§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1.
B. Such officers may arrest without a warrant any person who commits any crime in the presence of the officer and any person whom he has reasonable grounds or probable cause to suspect of having committed a felony not in his presence.Such officers may arrest without a warrant any person whom the officer has probable cause to suspect of operating any watercraft or motorboat while (i) intoxicated in violation of subsection B of § 29.1-738 or a substantially similar ordinance of any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth or (ii) in violation of an order issued pursuant to § 29.1-738.4 and may thereafter transfer custody of the person arrested to another officer, who may obtain a warrant based upon statements made to him by the arresting officer.
C. Any such officer may, at the scene of any accident involving a motor vehicle, watercraft as defined in § 29.1-733.2 or motorboat, or at any hospital or medical facility to which any person involved in such accident has been transported, or in the apprehension of any person charged with the theft of any motor vehicle, on any of the highways or waters of the Commonwealth, upon reasonable grounds to believe, based upon personal investigation, including information obtained from eyewitnesses, that a crime has been committed by any person then and there present, apprehend such person without a warrant of arrest. For purposes of this section, “the scene of any accident ” shall include a reasonable location where a vehicle or person involved in an accident has been moved at the direction of a law-enforcement officer to facilitate the clearing of the highway or to ensure the safety of the motoring public.
D. Such officers may, within three hours of the alleged offense, arrest without a warrant at any location any person whom the officer has probable cause to suspect of driving or operating a motor vehicle, watercraft or motorboat while intoxicated in violation of § 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, 46.2-341.24, or subsection B of § 29.1-738; or a substantially similar ordinance of any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth, whether or not the offense was committed in such officer’s presence. Such officers may, within three hours of the alleged offense, arrest without a warrant at any location any person whom the officer has probable cause to suspect of operating a watercraft or motorboat in violation of an order issued pursuant to § 29.1-738.4, whether or not the offense was committed in such officer’s presence.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 19.2-81 on the official Code of Virginia website.
Archer v. Com. (COA, 11/10/97)
. . . of the Fourth Amendment. See id. Under Code § 19.2-81, however, a police officer "may arrest, . . .
Edwards v. Com. (COA, 12/09/03)
. . . of the accident" in the context of Code § 19.2-81, the statute allowing an arrest without a . . .
Lowe v. Com. (SCV, 11/23/77)
. . . .2d 598 (1976) (Powell, J., concurring); Code § 19.2-81. . . .
Penn v. Com. (COA, 12/10/91)
. . . warrantless arrest for littering violated Code § 19.2-81 because the misdemeanor offense was not . . .
Foote v. Com. (COA, 09/18/90)
. . . police officer did not comply with former Code § 19.2-81 authorizing certain officers to make an . . .
Durant v. City of Suffolk (COA, 07/21/87)
. . . offense was committed in his presence. See Code § 19.2-81. "An offense is committed within the . . .
. . . Ronald K. Drewitt v. Fred L. Pratt Pizza Hut of America, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 07/22/93)
. . . Virginia statutory law, see Va.Code.Ann. § 19.2-81, it did not rise to a violation of a federal . . .
Thomas v. Town of Marion (SCV, 10/14/83)
. . . misdemeanor committed not in his presence. Code § 19.2-81. See Code § 19.2-18. We reject the . . .
. . . scene of the accident within the meaning of Code § 19.2-81, and we affirm her conviction. . . .
Thompson v. Com. (COA, 03/27/90)
. . . arrested without a warrant in violation of Code § 19.2-81[1] for a misdemeanor larceny not *200 . . .
HB1302: Incident management; makes several changes to law in order to increase effectiveness & efficiency. (passed)
SB284: DMV special agents; full-time sworn members of enforcement division authority to enforce laws. (passed)
HB1954: Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant. (failed)
HB2245: Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant. (failed)
HB770: DUI arrests; officer at a medical facility may issue summons for violation thereof, etc. (passed)
SB688: DUI; expands crimes for which officer may arrest without warrant to include driving watercraft. (failed)
HB2423: Drunk boating; reinstates language allowing for transfer of custody of person arrested. (passed)
SB1162: Warrantless arrest; special agents authority to arrest person committing crime in his presence. (passed)
SB1117: Virginia Uniform Certificate of Title for Watercraft Act; adoption of Act, technical amendments. (passed)
HB981: Alcoholic beverage control; certain tobacco laws, enforcement by Department of State Police. (failed)
SB496: Police officers, special; repeals provisions allowing a circuit court for any locality to appoint. (passed)
HB517: Warrantless arrest; certain cases. (failed)
HB2329: Capitol Police, Division of; arrest without warrant. (passed)
§ 19.2-18 Powers and duties generally
§ 19.2-267.1 Authority of law-enforcement officer to issue summons to witness; failure to appear
§ 19.2-74 Issuance and service of summons in place of warrant in misdemeanor case; issuance of summons by special conservators of the peace
§ 19.2-81.1 Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases
§ 19.2-81.6 Authority of law-enforcement officers to arrest illegal aliens