19.2-78 - Uniform of officer making arrest. - Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-78. Uniform of officer making arrest.

All officers whose duties are to make arrests acting under the authority ofany law of this Commonwealth or any subdivision thereof, who shall make anyarrest, search or seizure on any public road or highway of this Commonwealthshall be dressed at the time of making any such arrest, search or seizure insuch uniform as he may customarily wear in the performance of his dutieswhich will clearly show him to casual observation to be an officer.

Nothing in this section shall render unlawful any arrest, search or seizureby an officer who is not in such customary uniform.

(Code 1950, §§ 19.1-95, 19.1-96; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)