Virginia § 18.2-469 - Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 18.2-469 — Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18.2-469. Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal
If any officer willfully and corruptly refuse to execute any lawful process requiring him to apprehend or confine a person convicted of, or charged with, an offense, or willfully and corruptly omit or delay to execute such process, whereby such person shall escape and go at large, such officer shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 18.1-300; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18.2-469 ("Officer refusing, delaying, etc., to execute process for criminal") 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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