16 chapters · 387 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-210 Agreement entered into and enacted into law.
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The Agreement on Detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this Commonwealth with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: THE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting states solemnly agree: ARTICLE I. The party states fin…
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-211 Meaning of "appropriate court."
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The phrase "appropriate court" as used in the Agreement on Detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this Commonwealth, mean circuit courts and district courts.
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-212 Cooperation in enforcement.
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All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the Agreement on Detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its pu…
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-213 Escape of person in custody pursuant to detainer.
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Any person who is in the custody of an officer of this Commonwealth pursuant to a detainer issued in accordance with this chapter and who escapes from such custody shall be guilty of a felony and punished by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor m…