Virginia Statutes
§ 16.1-69.26 — Judges as conservators of the peace
Virginia § 16.1-69.26
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 16.1COURTS NOT OF RECORD
Ch. 4.1DISTRICT COURTS
Art. 2DISTRICTS; DISTRICT COURTS AND JUDGES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-69.26 (2026).
Text
The judge of each district court having criminal jurisdiction shall be a conservator of the peace within the limits of the territory in which he serves; and if such court is a city court, the judge thereof shall, except as otherwise provided by general law, also be a conservator of the peace for the area extending for one mile beyond the corporate limits of the city.
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Legislative History
1972, c. 708; 1973, c. 546.
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Virginia § 16.1-69.26, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/16.1/16.1-69.26.