{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-55","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-55","heading":"Issuing general search warrant or search warrant without affidavit deemed malfeasance","body":"Any person having authority to issue criminal warrants who wilfully and knowingly issues a general search warrant or a search warrant without the affidavit required by § 19.2-54 shall be deemed guilty of a malfeasance.Code 1950, § 19.1-89; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 5. SEARCH WARRANTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-55/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"66b10185f9489516dd218d5e9a3a784fe6dc9d5902db12382f4ba2723b3d2950","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-54","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}