If any person on being required by any sheriff or other officer refuse or neglect to assist him: (1) in the execution of his office in a criminal case, (2) in the preservation of the peace, (3) in the apprehending or securing of any person for a breach of the peace, or (4) in any case of escape or rescue, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-463
Refusal to aid officer in execution of his office
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Smith v. Tolley (1997)
Most recently applied in Smith v. Tolley (April 1997)
Code 1950, § 18.301; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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