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Va. Code § 46.2-937: Traffic infractions treated as misdemeanors for arrest purposes

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Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES
Subtitle III. OPERATION
Chapter 8. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
Article 17. LEGAL PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS

For purposes of arrest, traffic infractions shall be treated as misdemeanors. Except as otherwise provided by this title, the authority and duties of arresting officers shall be the same for traffic infractions as for misdemeanors.1977, c. 585, § 46.1-178.01; 1989, c. 727.

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