Virginia § 19.2-95 - Rights of accused persons; application for writ of habeas corpus
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-95 — Rights of accused persons; application for writ of habeas corpus, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-95. Rights of accused persons; application for writ of habeas corpus
No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him unless he shall first be taken forthwith before a judge of a circuit or general district court in the Commonwealth, who shall inform him of the demand made for his surrender and of the crime with which he is charged, and that he has the right to demand and procure legal counsel; and if the prisoner or his counsel shall state that he or they desire to test the legality of his arrest, the judge shall fix a reasonable time to be allowed him within which to apply for a writ of habeas corpus. When such writ is applied for, notice thereof and of the time and place of hearing thereon shall be given to the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the arrest is made and in which the accused is in custody, and to the agent of the demanding state.
Code 1950, § 19.1-59; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 2005, c. 839.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-95 ("Rights of accused persons; application for writ of habeas corpus") 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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