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Statutes > Virginia > Title-19-2 > Chapter-3 > 19-2-44§ 19.2-44. Territorial jurisdiction.
A magistrate shall be authorized to exercise the powers conferred by thistitle only in the magisterial region or regions for which he is appointed.However, a magistrate may exercise these powers throughout the Commonwealthwhen so authorized by the Executive Secretary upon a determination that suchassistance is necessary.
(Code 1950, § 19.1-393; 1973, c. 545; 1974, c. 484; 1975, c. 495; 1976, c.138; 1995, c. 551; 2008, cc. 551, 691.)
