53.1-149 - Arrest of probationer without warrant; written statement. - Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-149. Arrest of probationer without warrant; written statement.

Any probation officer appointed pursuant to this chapter may arrest aprobationer without a warrant, or may deputize any other officer with powerto arrest to do so, by a written statement setting forth that the probationerhas, in the judgment of the probation officer, violated one or more of theterms or conditions upon which the probationer was released on probation.Such a written statement by a probation officer delivered to the officer incharge of any local jail or lockup shall be sufficient warrant for thedetention of the probationer. Any officer deputized upon receipt of thewritten statement shall, in accordance with § 19.2-390, enter, or cause to beentered, the person's name and other appropriate information required by theDepartment of State Police into the "information systems" known as theVirginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN), established and maintained bythe Department pursuant to Chapter 2 (§ 52-12 et seq.) of Title 52. Suchinformation shall be deemed a warrant authorizing the arrest of the personanywhere in the Commonwealth.

(Code 1950, § 53-278.5; 1962, c. 327; 1982, c. 636; 2010, c. 273.)