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2014 SESSION
14104751DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 16.1-69.25 and 19.2-44 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-69.25. Judge may issue warrants, summons and subpoenas.
Except as otherwise provided by general law, a judge of a district court may, within the scope of his general jurisdiction within the area which his court serves, issue warrants, summons, and subpoenas, including subpoenas duces tecum or other process, in civil, traffic, and criminal cases, to be returned before his court, except that a judge of a district court may issue search warrants throughout the Commonwealth, and may also issue fugitive warrants and conduct proceedings thereon in accordance with the provisions of §§ 19.2-99 through 19.2-104.
§ 19.2-44. Territorial jurisdiction.
A magistrate shall be authorized to exercise the powers
conferred by this title only in the magisterial region or regions for which he
is appointed, except that a magistrate may issue search warrants in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (§ 19.2-52 et seq.) throughout the
Commonwealth. However, a A magistrate may exercise these
all powers conferred by this title throughout the Commonwealth when
so authorized by the Executive Secretary upon a determination that such
assistance is necessary.