A. If complaint on oath is made that alcoholic beverages are being manufactured, sold, kept, stored, or in any manner held, used or concealed in a particular house, or other place, in violation of law, the judge, magistrate, or other person having authority to issue criminal warrants, to whom such complaint is made, if satisfied that there is a probable cause for such belief, shall issue a warrant to search such house or other place for alcoholic beverages. Such warrants, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be issued, directed and executed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth pertaining to search warrants.
B. Warrants issued under this subtitle for the search of any automobile, boat, conveyance or vehicle, whether of like kind or not, or for the search of any article of baggage, whether of like kind or not, for alcoholic beverages, may be executed in any part of the Commonwealth where they are overtaken and shall be made returnable before any judge within whose jurisdiction such automobile, boat, conveyance, vehicle, truck, or article of baggage, or any of them, was transported or attempted to be transported contrary to law.
Code 1950, § 4-54; 1993, c. 866.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Chapter 3 - Prohibited Practices; Penalties; Procedural Matters
§ 4.1-300. Illegal manufacture and bottling; penalty
§ 4.1-301. Conspiracy to violate § 4.1-300; penalty
§ 4.1-302. Illegal sale of alcoholic beverages in general; penalty
§ 4.1-302.1. Use of alcohol vaporizing devices prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-302.2. Sale, purchase, use of powdered or crystalline alcohol prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-303. Purchase of alcoholic beverages from person not authorized to sell; penalty
§ 4.1-304. Persons to whom alcoholic beverages may not be sold; proof of legal age; penalty
§ 4.1-306. Purchasing alcoholic beverages for one to whom they may not be sold; penalty; forfeiture
§ 4.1-309. Drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages in or on public school grounds; penalty
§ 4.1-309.1. Possessing or consuming alcoholic beverage while operating a school bus; penalty
§ 4.1-310.1. Delivery of wine or beer to retail licensee
§ 4.1-311. Limitations on transporting lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages; penalty
§ 4.1-313. Possessing, transporting, etc., alcoholic beverages illegally acquired; penalty
§ 4.1-314. Keeping, possessing, or storing still or distilling apparatus without a permit; penalty
§ 4.1-316. Keeping or drinking alcoholic beverages upon premises of club; penalty
§ 4.1-317. Maintaining common nuisances; penalties
§ 4.1-318. Violations by armed person; penalty
§ 4.1-319. Disobeying subpoena; hindering conduct of hearing; penalty
§ 4.1-320. Illegal advertising; penalty; exception
§ 4.1-321. Delivery of alcoholic beverages to prisoners in jail prohibited; penalty
§ 4.1-322. Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons; penalty
§ 4.1-323. Attempts; aiding or abetting; penalty
§ 4.1-324. Illegal sale or keeping of alcoholic beverages by licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-325. Prohibited acts by mixed beverage licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-325.01. Combined licenses for same premises
§ 4.1-325.1. Falsifying application; penalty
§ 4.1-325.2. Prohibited acts by employees of wine or beer licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-326. Sale of; purchase for resale; wine or beer from a person without a license; penalty
§ 4.1-327. Prohibiting transfer of wine or beer by licensees; penalty
§ 4.1-328. Prohibited trade practices; penalty
§ 4.1-329. Illegal advertising materials; penalty
§ 4.1-330. Solicitation by persons interested in manufacture, etc., of alcoholic beverages; penalty
§ 4.1-332. Nonpayment of excise tax on beer, wine coolers, and wine; additional penalties
§ 4.1-333. Interdiction of intoxicated driver
§ 4.1-335. Enjoining nuisances
§ 4.1-336. Contraband beverages and other articles subject to forfeiture
§ 4.1-338. Confiscation proceedings; disposition of forfeited articles
§ 4.1-339. Search and seizure of conveyances or vehicles used in violation of law; arrests
§ 4.1-346. Contraband beverages
§ 4.1-348. Beverages not licensed under this subtitle
§ 4.1-349. Punishment for violations of title or regulations; bond
§ 4.1-350. Witness not excused from testifying because of self-incrimination
§ 4.1-351. Previous convictions
§ 4.1-352. Certificate of forensic scientist as evidence; requiring forensic scientist to appear
§ 4.1-353. Label on sealed container prima facie evidence of alcoholic content
§ 4.1-354. No recovery for alcoholic beverages illegally sold