19.2-80.2 - Duty of arresting officer; providing magistrate or court with criminal history information. - Virginia Statutes

§ 19.2-80.2. Duty of arresting officer; providing magistrate or court withcriminal history information.

In any case in which an officer proceeds under §§ 19.2-76, 19.2-80 and19.2-82, such officer shall, to the extent possible, obtain and provide themagistrate or court with the arrested person's criminal history informationprior to any proceeding under Article 1 (§ 19.2-119 et seq.) of Chapter 9 ofthis title. A pretrial services agency established pursuant to § 19.2-152.2may, in lieu of the arresting officer, provide the criminal history to themagistrate or court.

(1999, cc. 829, 846; 2007, c. 133.)