Whenever: (1) any person within this Commonwealth shall be charged on theoath of any credible person before any judge, magistrate or other officerauthorized to issue criminal warrants in this Commonwealth with thecommission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under§ 19.2-91, (a) with having fled from justice, (b) with having been convictedof a crime in that state and of having escaped from confinement, or (c) ofhaving broken the terms of his bail, probation, or parole, or (2) complaintshall have been made before any such judge, magistrate or other officer inthis Commonwealth setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person inanother state that a crime has been committed in such other state and thatthe accused has been charged in such state with the commission of the crime,and, except in cases arising under § 19.2-91, (a) has fled from justice, (b)having been convicted of a crime in that state has escaped from confinement,or (c) broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole, and that theaccused is believed to be in this Commonwealth, such judge, magistrate orother officer shall issue a warrant directed to any sheriff or to any peaceofficer commanding him to apprehend the person named therein, wherever he maybe found in this Commonwealth, and to bring him before any judge who may beavailable in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may bemade, to answer the charge of complaint and affidavit. A certified copy ofthe sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issuedshall be attached to the warrant.
(Code 1950, § 19.1-63; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)
Whenever: (1) any person within this Commonwealth shall be charged on theoath of any credible person before any judge, magistrate or other officerauthorized to issue criminal warrants in this Commonwealth with thecommission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under§ 19.2-91, (a) with having fled from justice, (b) with having been convictedof a crime in that state and of having escaped from confinement, or (c) ofhaving broken the terms of his bail, probation, or parole, or (2) complaintshall have been made before any such judge, magistrate or other officer inthis Commonwealth setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person inanother state that a crime has been committed in such other state and thatthe accused has been charged in such state with the commission of the crime,and, except in cases arising under § 19.2-91, (a) has fled from justice, (b)having been convicted of a crime in that state has escaped from confinement,or (c) broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole, and that theaccused is believed to be in this Commonwealth, such judge, magistrate orother officer shall issue a warrant directed to any sheriff or to any peaceofficer commanding him to apprehend the person named therein, wherever he maybe found in this Commonwealth, and to bring him before any judge who may beavailable in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may bemade, to answer the charge of complaint and affidavit. A certified copy ofthe sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issuedshall be attached to the warrant.
(Code 1950, § 19.1-63; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)
Whenever: (1) any person within this Commonwealth shall be charged on theoath of any credible person before any judge, magistrate or other officerauthorized to issue criminal warrants in this Commonwealth with thecommission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under§ 19.2-91, (a) with having fled from justice, (b) with having been convictedof a crime in that state and of having escaped from confinement, or (c) ofhaving broken the terms of his bail, probation, or parole, or (2) complaintshall have been made before any such judge, magistrate or other officer inthis Commonwealth setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person inanother state that a crime has been committed in such other state and thatthe accused has been charged in such state with the commission of the crime,and, except in cases arising under § 19.2-91, (a) has fled from justice, (b)having been convicted of a crime in that state has escaped from confinement,or (c) broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole, and that theaccused is believed to be in this Commonwealth, such judge, magistrate orother officer shall issue a warrant directed to any sheriff or to any peaceofficer commanding him to apprehend the person named therein, wherever he maybe found in this Commonwealth, and to bring him before any judge who may beavailable in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may bemade, to answer the charge of complaint and affidavit. A certified copy ofthe sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issuedshall be attached to the warrant.
(Code 1950, § 19.1-63; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.)
