Any person arrested for a violation of the game, inland fish and boating laws may be committed to jail pending trial or admitted to bail or released on recognizance as provided by general law; or the arresting officer may issue a summons requiring the person to appear for trial at a time and place specified therein before a court having jurisdiction to try such offenses if the person gives his written promise to appear at the specified time. Such time shall not, however, be less than five days from the date of arrest unless the person requests an earlier hearing.
Any person refusing to give the written promise to appear shall be taken immediately by the arresting or other police officer before the nearest or most accessible judicial officer.
Any person who willfully violates his written promise to appear, given in accordance with this section, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
1952, c. 608, § 29-34.1; 1974, c. 58; 1987, c. 488.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 29.1 - Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
Chapter 2 - Conservation Police Officers
§ 29.1-200. Appointment of conservation police officers
§ 29.1-202. Ex officio conservation police officers
§ 29.1-203. Jurisdiction; power to serve process
§ 29.1-204. Assisting the Director; supervision
§ 29.1-205. Power to make arrests
§ 29.1-207. Impeding conservation police officer, etc., in discharge of his duty
§ 29.1-208. Searches and seizures
§ 29.1-209. Inspection of game and fish without arrest
§ 29.1-210. Person arrested may be committed to jail, bailed, recognized or summoned
§ 29.1-212. Precaution against fire
§ 29.1-213. Taking samples of water believed to be polluted
§ 29.1-214. Duties of State Water Control Board with respect to water samples
§ 29.1-217. Special conservation police officers receiving no compensation from Commonwealth
§ 29.1-218. Defense of conservation police officer prosecuted on criminal charge