{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-80","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-80","heading":"Duty of arresting officer; bail","body":"In any case in which an officer does not issue a summons pursuant to § 19.2-74 or § 46.2-936, a law-enforcement officer making an arrest under a warrant or capias shall bring the arrested person without unnecessary delay before a judicial officer. The judicial officer shall immediately conduct a bail hearing and either admit the accused to bail or commit him to jail. However, if (i) the accused is charged with a misdemeanor and is brought before a judge of the court having jurisdiction to try the case and (ii) both the accused and the Commonwealth consent, the judge may proceed to trial instead of conducting a bail hearing.Code 1950, § 19.1-98; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 1979, c. 679; 1986, c. 327; 1997, c. 10.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 7. ARREST"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-80/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"f9c32644465cd343f66073df24bc703969b58cbd4f834e27b59eb44e21909597","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-79","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-80.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}