Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-101 (2026)

Confinement to await requisition; bail

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If from the examination before the judge it appears that the person held pursuant to either of the two preceding sections is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under § 19.2-91, that he has fled from justice, the judge shall, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him to jail for such a time, not exceeding thirty days, specified in the warrant as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the Governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused give bail as provided in the next section, or until he shall be legally discharged.

Code 1950, § 19.1-65; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1983–1996 · leading case: Elliott v. Johnson, 816 S.W.2d 332 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991).

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Elliott v. Johnson, 816 S.W.2d 332 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991). “Va. Code Ann. §§ 19.2-101 and -103. . In 1951, Tennessee adopted the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.”

Chevalier v. DeBari, 27 Va. Cir. 460 (Clarke Cir. Ct. 1983). · cites it 4× “Second, he maintains that he was illegally detained after his arrest on the fugitive warrant beyond the thirty-day limitation provided for in § 19.2-101 before being arrested on the rendition warrant of the Governor.”

Davis v. Mitchell, 38 Va. Cir. 463 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “He was immediately brought before a Judge of the General District Court of the City of Richmond and was confined pursuant to § 19.2-101. On December 15, 1995, he was brought before a Judge of the General District Court and remanded to custody.”

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