Virginia § 19.2-110 - Application for requisition for return of escaped convict, etc
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-110 — Application for requisition for return of escaped convict, etc, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-110. Application for requisition for return of escaped convict, etc
When the return to this Commonwealth is required of a person who has been convicted of a crime in this Commonwealth and has escaped from confinement or broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole, the attorney for the Commonwealth, of the county or city in which the offense was committed, or the warden of the institution or sheriff of the county or city from which the escape was made, shall present to the Governor a written application for a requisition for the return of such person, in which application shall be stated the name of the person, the crime of which he was convicted, the circumstances of his escape from confinement or of the breach of the terms of his bail, probation or parole and the state in which he is believed to be, including the location of the person therein at the time application is made.
Code 1950, § 19.1-74; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-110 ("Application for requisition for return of escaped convict, etc") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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