{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-81.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-81.1","heading":"Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases","body":"Any correctional officer, as defined in § 53.1-1, may arrest, in the same manner as provided in § 19.2-81, persons for crimes involving:(a) The escape of an inmate from a correctional institution, as defined in § 53.1-1;(b) Assisting an inmate to escape from a correctional institution, as defined in § 53.1-1;(c) The delivery of contraband to an inmate in violation of § 18.2-474 or § 18.2-474.1; and(d) Any other criminal offense which may contribute to the disruption of the safety, welfare, or security of the population of a correctional institution.1976, c. 752.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 7. ARREST"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-81.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"7ef2a96dfe7915cfa5a1e271964c073dca4e22cb44a0a6eac7be5dfe42d9aa95","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-81","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-81.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}