Va. Code § 53.1-173: Preliminary hearings for out-of-state parolees in Virginia

In any case in which any person released on parole from another state is present in Virginia, if such person is not present in Virginia pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (§ 53.1-166 et seq.), upon request by the duly constituted judicial or administrative authorities of such other state, the compact administrator of Virginia or his designee shall cause to be conducted a preliminary hearing to determine probable cause for violation of conditions of parole. Such preliminary hearing shall be substantially similar to the hearing provided for in §§ 53.1-168 through 53.1-172.Code 1950, § 53-290.7; 1975, c. 39; 1977, c. 106; 1982, c. 636.