{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-18","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-18","heading":"Powers and duties generally","body":"Every conservator of the peace shall have authority to arrest without a warrant in such instances as are set out in §§ 19.2-19 and 19.2-81. Upon making an arrest without a warrant, the conservator of the peace shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of § 19.2-22 or § 19.2-82 as the case may be.Code 1950, § 19.1-20; 1960, c. 366; 1968, c. 639; 1972, c. 549; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 2. CONSERVATORS OF THE PEACE AND SPECIAL POLICEMEN","Article 2. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-18/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"441f533d2e3b433f3c985912f2e1ed8049b2885e628bfe53d3f97c8e3d41c100","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-17","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}