For purposes of arrest, traffic infractions shall be treated as misdemeanors. Except as otherwise provided by this title, the authority and duties of arresting officers shall be the same for traffic infractions as for misdemeanors.
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-937
Traffic infractions treated as misdemeanors for arrest purposes
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 29 Va. App. 487 - Weaver v. Commonwealth (1999)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Graham (December 2000)
1977, c. 585, § 46.1-178.01; 1989, c. 727.
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